NBA Berlin Game 2028: The League Comes Back to Uber Arena Two Years After Germany’s First Regular-Season Game

NBA Berlin 2028: the short version

Yes, there will be an NBA game in Berlin in 2028. It is a regular-season game, it counts in the standings, and it will be played at Uber Arena. That much has been official since July 30, 2025, when the league announced a three-year European slate ending with Berlin and Paris in 2028.

Everything else is open. The NBA has not named the two teams, has not set a date and has not opened any form of ticket registration. Its own wording is that teams and dates for 2028 "will be announced prior to the 2027-28 NBA season." As of October 9, 2026, that announcement has not happened.

The rest of this page looks at what the 2026 Berlin game teaches us, how the 2028 game fits into the league’s European plans, and what you can do now if you want to be in the building.

Looking back: Germany's first regular-season NBA game in Berlin

On January 15, 2026, the Memphis Grizzlies and the Orlando Magic met at Uber Arena in what the league billed as the first regular-season NBA game in Germany. Three days later, on January 18, the same two teams played again at The O2 in London. That back-to-back European week became the template for the plan that followed.

The Berlin game mattered for more than symbolism. Germany had long been a basketball country in the eyes of NBA fans, with a national team that won the 2023 FIBA World Cup and a line of NBA players stretching from Dirk Nowitzki to the Wagner brothers and Dennis Schröder. Bringing a game that actually counted, rather than a preseason exhibition, was a statement that the market was ready.

Fans in Germany will naturally hope for a local link in 2028, a team with a German player on the roster. That is entirely up to the league’s choice of matchup. The NBA has not said which teams will travel, and we will not guess.

How the NBA Berlin Game 2028 fits into the league's European plan

The July 2025 announcement covered six games across three seasons. Here is the full slate as it stands on October 9, 2026:

Year	Cities and arenas	Teams	Status
2026	Berlin (Uber Arena), London (The O2)	Grizzlies vs Magic, Jan 15 and Jan 18	Played
2027	Paris (Accor Arena), Manchester (Co-op Live)	Pelicans vs Spurs, Jan 14 and Jan 17	Official
2028	Berlin (Uber Arena), Paris (Accor Arena)	TBC	Cities official, details TBC

Two things stand out. First, Berlin is the only city outside Paris to appear twice in the three-year plan, which says a lot about how the league views the German capital. Second, neither London nor Manchester appears in 2028, and the announcement says nothing about any game in 2029 or later. If you are based in the UK and want to see the NBA in Europe in 2028, Berlin and Paris are the two options on paper.

Based on the first two years, the same pair of teams plays both European games of a given year, a few days apart in mid-January. If the NBA keeps that format, the Berlin and Paris games would happen in the same week, with the same two clubs. That is a pattern worth watching, not a confirmed schedule.

NBA Berlin is not to be confused with NBA Europe

Berlin also appears in a separate conversation: the planned NBA Europe league being developed with FIBA. According to an nba.com report from July 2026, that project targets a fall 2027 launch with 16 teams, made up of 12 permanent franchises and four qualifiers, and a list of target cities that includes Berlin and Munich. No franchise had been officially announced at that point.

The 2028 Uber Arena game has nothing to do with that league. It is an NBA regular-season game between two of the 30 existing NBA teams. If you are shopping for tickets, make sure the event you are looking at is the NBA regular-season game and not a future European league fixture.

Getting NBA Berlin tickets: what to expect

No ticketing details have been published for Berlin 2028. Based on how international regular-season games are normally handled, here is a realistic sequence to prepare for:

• Step one, the announcement. Teams and date come first, on nba.com and the league’s press site.
• Step two, the official channel. The NBA and the venue identify where tickets will be sold. Anything outside that channel is resale.
• Step three, early access. Registration windows or presales are commonly used for high-demand international games, so sign up wherever the official channel allows.
• Step four, general sale. Remaining seats go on sale to the public. For a game like this, expect them to move quickly.

Prices for 2028 have not been published, and we will not quote any. On resale markets, seats for one-off NBA games often trade above face value. If you buy there, check the section, the delivery method and any transfer rules before paying.

Planning a Berlin trip around the NBA game

Uber Arena sits in Friedrichshain, near the East Side Gallery and the River Spree, in a district full of bars, restaurants and hotels. It is easy to reach by public transport, which matters on game night when roads around the venue get busy.

• Wait for the date before booking flights. January is a plausible window given the last two years, but nothing is confirmed. Flexible bookings are your friend.
• Pack for winter. If the game does land in January, Berlin will be cold, and queues for security can be long.
• Watch the start time. European NBA games are typically played in the evening local time, which translates to afternoon tip-off on the US East Coast.
• Combine cities. If the Paris game ends up in the same week, it is possible to see both; the cities are well linked by air and rail.

How to hear about the NBA Berlin Game 2028 first

The two moments that matter are the teams-and-date announcement and the on-sale date. Our free email alert covers both and nothing else, so you are not buried in newsletters. Once you subscribe, we also show partner ticketing sites for NBA games; resale prices there can exceed face value, so compare carefully.

For the wider context, see our NBA 2027-28 season guide and the companion page on the NBA Paris Game 2028. This page will be updated as soon as the league publishes the Berlin details.