By Nick Moyle, Longhorns Insider | San Antonio Express-News, 2024-04-29 09:36:37

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2023 年 11 月 14 日，在法国西南部波城，法国维克托·文班亚马在法国和波斯尼亚-黑塞哥维那的 2023 年 FIBA 篮球世界杯预选赛比赛中观战。

维克托·文班亚马和马刺队将在下赛季正式前往巴黎。NBA 周一宣布，马刺队和印第安纳步行者队将于 2025 年 1 月 23 日星期四和 1 月 25 日星期六在法国首都进行两场常规赛比赛，作为联盟巴黎比赛的一部分。

这将标志着 NBA 首次在同一个赛季在法国进行两场常规赛比赛。

“过去在巴黎参加比赛对我们组织来说是一次不可思议的经历，我们很高兴有机会参加 2025 年 NBA 巴黎比赛，”马刺队首席执行官 RC 布福德在一份声明中说。“感谢我们深厚的国际历史，我们很幸运在法国、整个欧洲和世界各地都有马刺队球迷。我们很高兴通过在球场内外有目的地与法国的球迷建立联系和互动来继续传承此项传统。”

对于文班亚马来说，这次出国远行将是一次备受期待的中途返乡，这位杰出的法国人成长为数十年来最受追捧的 NBA 新秀，曾效力于法国职业球队南泰尔 92 队、阿斯维尔队和首都 92 队，然后马刺队在 2023 年选秀中以选秀状元身份选中了他。去年以第 44 顺位被选中的马刺队前锋西迪·西索科也来自法国。

文班亚马，2024 年年度最佳新秀的预选人，还将在巴黎举行的 2024 年夏季运动会上代表法国国家队参赛。

文班亚马今年早些时候在有报道称 NBA 将在下赛季把马刺队派往巴黎时表示，“我对此非常期待。”“显然，这可能对我来说是一场或两场非常重要的比赛，因为这当然是我从我出生的地方回来的时刻，尤其是（因为它）可能在我所在的城市或城市附近举行。这将是非常特别的。此外，这将使我即使在赛季中也能看到我的家人，这并不常发生。所以这太棒了。”

马刺队之前曾出现在 NBA 的三场全球比赛中，全部在墨西哥城，最近一次是在 2022 年 12 月。2013 年 12 月，他们与明尼苏达队的比赛因场馆失火而推迟。

明年 1 月马刺对阵印第安纳的两场比赛将是该球队首次在北美以外进行的常规赛比赛。

有关门票销售、比赛场馆、比赛时间以及周边活动和活动的更多信息将在稍后公布。球迷可以通过访问 NBA.com/Paris 注册他们的购票意向，并获取预售信息等。

原文如下：

Spurs will play two regular-season games in Paris next season

[Image] France's Victor Wembanyama looks on during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers match between France and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Pau, southwestern France, on November 14, 2022.

Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs are officially headed to Paris next season. The NBA on Monday announced the Spurs and Indiana Pacers will play a pair of regular-season contests in the French capital on Thursday, Jan. 23 and Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, as part of the league’s Paris Games.

This will mark the first time the NBA has played two regular-season games in France in the same season. 

“Playing in Paris has been an incredible experience for our organization in the past and we are thrilled for the opportunity to be a part of The NBA Paris Games 2025,” Spurs CEO RC Buford said in a statement. “Thanks to our deep international history, we are fortunate to have Spurs fans in France, across Europe and around the world. We are excited to continue to honor that legacy by purposefully connecting and engaging with our fans in France on and off the court.” 

The trip abroad will be a highly anticipated midseason homecoming for Wembanyama, the outstanding Frenchman who grew into the most hyped NBA prospect in decades while playing for French pro teams Nanterre 92, ASVEL and Metropolitans 92 before the Spurs selected him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft. Spurs forward Sidy Cissoko, drafted 44th overall last year, also hails from France.

Wembanyama, the presumptive 2024 Rookie of the Year, is also set to play for the French national team in the 2024 Summer Games held in Paris. 

“I’m looking forward to it very much,” Wembanyama said earlier this year amid reports of the NBA sending the Spurs to Paris next season. “Obviously, it’s going to be probably the game or the games that are going to be very important for me, because of course it’s me coming back from where I come from, especially (because it) might be in my city or around the city. It’s going to be very special. Also, it is going to allow me to see maybe my family in the middle of the season, which doesn’t happen often. So it’s great.”

The Spurs have previously appeared in three of the NBA's Global Games, all in Mexico City, most recently in December 2022. In December 2013, their game with Minnesota in Mexico's capital was postponed due to a fire at the venue.

The Spurs' two-game series against Indiana next January will be the franchise's first regular-season games played outside of North America. 

Additional information about ticket sales, the venue, game times, and surrounding events and activities will be announced at a later date. Fans can register their interest in tickets and gain access to presale information and more by visiting NBA.com/Paris.

By Nick Moyle, Longhorns Insider, via San Antonio Express-News