NBA: Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs in Paris in 2025? Adam Silver doesn't confirm, but... it's just like

The news has already leaked to the media, in this case The Athletic: San Antonio is scheduled to face Indiana in Paris in 2025, in an NBA regular season game. Present in front of a handful of media, including Le Figaro, in a Parisian palace, on the eve of the match between Brooklyn and Cleveland, at the Accor Arena, Adam Silver was obviously questioned on this subject. In fact, he didn't wait for the questions, immediately mentioning the rumors. After affirming that “the players like to be there” and that “it’s easy to have volunteer teams” for these matches in Paris, the big boss of the North American league did not hide that “Victor Wembanyama would like a lot” of it. “We are focused on that,” he said. A formula that he had repeated beforehand, just to create real-false suspense. Remember that there will be no French player on the floor on Thursday. Nicolas Batum and Killian Hayes have been there in the past.

When asked if he is ready to confirm the arrival of Spurs and "Wemby", David Stern's successor said this: "We are not ready to confirm the news but we are very focused on the idea of ​​bringing the Spurs to Paris…” Before specifying, at the turn of another question and with a huge smile which leaves absolutely no doubt or any form of suspense: “A team has a strong chance of being there” . It remains to be seen when the news will be announced. Question of month? Adam Silver suggests that it will be more a matter of weeks. “As soon as possible,” he further explained. One thing is absolutely certain: there will be a regular season match next year in Paris. And two more next? “We negotiate,” smiles Mr. Silver. Remember that after nine matches in eight years in London, the NBA took over Paris in 2019. This will be the fourth edition of the NBA Paris Game on Thursday evening. Covid-19 forced the cancellation of the 2020 edition.