NBA Paris Game 2028: The Accor Arena Game Is Official, Here Is Everything Still to Be Decided

What the NBA has actually announced for Paris

Paris is one of only two cities locked in for the NBA’s 2028 European swing. On July 30, 2025, the league unveiled a three-year plan for six regular-season games in Europe: Berlin and London in 2026, Paris and Manchester in 2027, then Berlin and Paris again in 2028. For Paris, the venue is Accor Arena, the indoor arena in the 12th arrondissement that has hosted the city’s recent NBA games.

The same release set out the timing for the remaining details: the teams and dates for 2028 "will be announced prior to the 2027-28 NBA season." That gives the league until roughly October 2027 at the latest. As of October 9, 2026, nothing more has been published on nba.com or the league’s press site, and the official key-dates page for 2026-27 makes no mention of 2028.

So if you see a 2028 Paris matchup, a date or a price floating around online today, it is not coming from the league. The only safe facts are city, venue and year.

Why Paris keeps getting NBA games

Paris has become the NBA’s most reliable European stop. When the league announced the January 14, 2027 game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the San Antonio Spurs, it described it as the sixth regular-season game in Paris and the 16th NBA game played in France since 1991. The 2028 game will add to that tally.

A few reasons explain the city’s place in the rotation, and they are worth understanding because they shape demand for tickets:

• A deep fan base. France produces a large number of NBA players, and the French public follows the league closely, often staying up through the night to watch games live.
• Star power with a French accent. The 2027 matchup puts the Spurs in Paris, the team of French center Victor Wembanyama, a pairing that drew obvious attention. Whether a French player is involved in 2028 depends entirely on which teams the NBA chooses, and that has not been decided.
• An arena built for big events. Accor Arena is a central, well-connected venue used to hosting concerts and international sport, which makes it a natural fit for a one-off game.

That track record is also a warning for anyone hoping to walk up and buy a seat: games in Paris tend to attract far more interest than the arena can accommodate.

When in 2028 is the NBA Paris Game likely to be?

No date has been announced. What we can do is look at the pattern of the first two cycles of the three-year plan:

Season	Europe games	Dates
2025-26	Grizzlies vs Magic, Berlin then London	Jan 15 and Jan 18, 2026
2026-27	Pelicans vs Spurs, Paris then Manchester	Jan 14 and Jan 17, 2027
2027-28	Berlin and Paris	TBC

Both completed announcements used the same shape: one pair of teams, two European cities, two games a few days apart in mid-January. If the league repeats that template, the Paris game would fall in January 2028, probably paired with the Berlin game the same week. That is an informed reading of a pattern, not a fact. The league could choose different teams for each city or a different month, and we will not treat anything as settled until it is published.

For travelers this matters because January is low season in Paris, which can help with hotels and flights, but it also means booking non-refundable travel before the date is official is a gamble. Our advice is to wait for the announcement, or book only flexible options.

Which NBA teams could come to Paris?

This is the question everyone asks and nobody outside the league can answer. There is no official shortlist and, as of October 9, 2026, no credible report naming the 2028 Paris teams. We will not speculate on specific franchises.

What is known is how the NBA has paired teams so far in this cycle: the same two teams play both European games of a given year. Memphis and Orlando did Berlin and London in 2026; New Orleans and San Antonio do Paris and Manchester in 2027. If that continues, whichever two teams are chosen for 2028 would play in both Berlin and Paris. Each team gives up a home game to make the trip happen, which is one reason the league picks clubs whose schedules and markets can absorb it.

When the matchup is announced, it will appear on the NBA’s press site and nba.com first. Our alert will relay it as soon as it is public.

How NBA Paris Game tickets usually work

The ticketing process for 2028 has not been announced, so treat what follows as general guidance based on how one-off international games are usually sold rather than a promise of how this one will run.

1. Announcement first, sales later. Teams and date are revealed before tickets go on sale. Expect some weeks between the two.
2. An official sales channel is named. The league communicates the official ticketing route at or after the announcement. Use only that channel, or nba.com, to buy at face value.
3. Early-access windows are common. International games often run a registration or presale phase before a general sale. Registering early is the simplest way to improve your odds.
4. Demand outstrips supply. Paris games have historically been in high demand. Have an account created and payment ready before the sale opens.
5. Resale is an option, at a cost. Once the primary sale ends, seats appear on resale markets, often priced above face value. Check carefully what you are buying and where the seat is.

Prices for the 2028 Paris game have not been published. Any figure quoted before an official on-sale is a guess.

Tips for the NBA in Paris if you are traveling from the US or UK

For American fans, a Paris game is a chance to see an NBA regular-season game in a completely different atmosphere, often with the local crowd adopting both teams. For UK fans, Paris is a short train ride from London, which makes it one of the easiest European NBA games to reach in 2028, given that the 2025 announcement includes no London game that year.

• Time zone. European games are usually scheduled in the evening local time, which means afternoon tip-offs for US viewers back home. Check the official start time once it is published.
• Getting there. Accor Arena sits in eastern central Paris and is served by public transport; plan to arrive early because security checks at major events take time.
• Terms of sale. Ticket conditions will follow the rules of the official seller and the venue in France, so read them before you buy, especially on refunds and transfers.
• ID and names. If the official seller attaches names to tickets, make sure the details match the person attending.

Get notified the moment the NBA Paris Game 2028 is announced

There are only two pieces of news that matter right now: the announcement of the teams and date, and the opening of ticket sales. Our free alert sends you an email for each, nothing else. After you sign up, we also show partner ticketing sites for NBA games; resale listings there can be priced above face value, so compare before you buy.

If you want the bigger picture, our 2027-28 season guide tracks every key date, and the Berlin 2028 page covers the other European game of the year. We update this page as soon as the NBA publishes anything new about Paris 2028.