This is information that most of the media mobilized for the regular season NBA match relocated to Paris chase after for long hours. Often in vain. Tuesday evening, two days before the opposition at the Accor Arena between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Brooklyn Nets, the American journalist from The Athletic Joe Vardon indicated that the North American league should be back in the capital in 2025, and this time could offer a major attraction: Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs.
A very strong possibility that The Team is able to confirm according to several consistent sources, some of which have even put forward the name of the Indiana Pacers as potential opponents of the Texans at Bercy.
Thursday evening, the NBA will organize its third regular season match on French soil. The first (Milwaukee-Charlotte) took place in 2020. The return, after two years of interruption due to Covid, took place in 2023 with a vintage poster (Chicago-Detroit).
Guaranteed success with Wemby
By bringing back the last number 1 of the Draft to his country, the NBA would ensure an immediate success of the Parisian meeting. In January 2023, five months before the draft of the native of Chesnay, Adam Silver, boss of the NBA, had not hidden that his teams were already looking for a way to bring the interior back to France, under its new colors. Which had not been possible from 2024.
The return of the NBA to France, still for a regular season match, is also excellent news in a context of increased competition, while Abu Dhabi hosted two 2023-2024 pre-season matches (two matches between the Dallas Mavericks and the Minnesota Timberwolves).