Berlin, 31 July 2025 (dpa/MIA) - The Memphis Grizzlies and the Orlando Magic will play the first-ever NBA regular season game in Germany, the basketball league said on Wednesday.

The match will take place at the Uber Arena in Berlin on January 16, 2026.

The NBA Berlin Game 2026 will mark the 14th game featuring an NBA team in Germany since 1984.

The Magic currently feature All-Star Paolo Banchero and German brothers Franz and Mortiz Wagner.

"To have the Orlando Magic and the NBA play a regular-season game in our home town of Berlin means everything to us. Growing up here, we dreamed of moments like this. It's a huge honour to represent Berlin and Germany and show how much the city and country love basketball," the Wagner brothers said.

The Grizzlies and the Magic will also play a game in London on January 18, 2026.

"We look forward to welcoming the Grizzlies and the Magic to Berlin and London and to engaging fans, players and the local communities through the games and the surrounding events," said George Aivazoglou, NBA managing director Europe and Middle East.

The NBA also announced that it will play regular-season games in Manchester and Paris in 2027 and in Berlin and Paris in 2028.

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