The new year begins with a highlight for basketball fans: the NBA comes to Berlin for a guest performance. In the game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Orlando Magic, Franz and Mo Wagner return to their hometown.
The basketball world champions Franz and Moritz Wagner complete the first official NBA game in Germany with the Orlando Magic at the beginning of the new year. The Magic will meet the Memphis Grizzlies in the Berlin arena at the Ostbahnhof on January 15, 2026.
Three days later, both teams play against each other again in London. Another official NBA game in Berlin is planned in 2028.
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“The fact that Orlando Magic and the NBA play a regular game of the season in our hometown of Berlin means everything. We grew up here and dreamed of such moments,” said Franz and Moritz Wagner. In addition to the two brothers, another German international for Orlando plays in Tristan. So far, only friendly games with NBA teams have taken place in Germany.
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