Fans, who will not be able to attend the first official NBA match on French territory this Friday (9 p.m.) between Milwaukee and Charlotte in Paris, can be reassured. There will be a new regular season match at the AccorHotels Arena (Paris, 12th) in 2021.
During an interview this Thursday in the capital with media, including "the Parisian" - "Today in France", Adam Silver, the commissioner (president) of the American League has confirmed to us, seen the expected success for the 2020 edition: “We will be playing again in Paris next year. We are in discussions with several teams, we have many requests because many are interested. We do not yet know who will come. It will depend on the calendar. Even if we have not yet planned this match, it is already generating a lot of interest. "
The poster, scheduled for January 2021, will be known in late spring. The NBA wishes to favor a team with a French player. Why not Boston with Vincent Poirier or Orlando with Evan Fournier. "This is one of the things we are looking at: bringing a French player home," continues Adam Silver. But it is one factor among others. "