will there be a match in Paris in 2026?

While Paris is hosting two NBA matches this Thursday and Saturday at the Accor Arena between Indiana and San Antonio, it is not certain that we will see the American stars next year.

Will we see an NBA match in Paris in 2026? Questioned during a press conference in Paris, Adam Silver, the NBA commissioner, notably mentioned the marked interest of other European metropolises in hosting relocated matches, such as the two between the Spurs and the Pacers this Thursday and Saturday . “We are not sure we will be back in Paris next year,” he told the press.

In the longer term, there is “no doubt” that NBA matches will again take place in Paris, which has hosted meetings since 2020, he added. Adam Silver also mentioned the idea of ​​a “European week”: matches would be “paused” in the United States and several NBA franchises would travel to Europe to play matches in several cities.

“These are things under study,” he said, adding, however: “Our current configuration, with 82 games on a fixed schedule, does not allow us much flexibility at the moment.”

Concerning the question of an expansion of the NBA in Europe, the boss of the North American league rather mentioned “the possibility of creating a league independent of the NBA”, like the African Basketball League (The BAL ), although “the form it could take is not yet clear.”