Here's what to know when the NBA returns to Paris this week for a pair of regular-season games featuring the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers.

Indiana’s Rick Carlisle has coached more games against San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich than anyone else. They’ve had 87 head-to-head matchups, including playoffs.

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs will face the Indiana Pacers in the NBA's 4th and 5th regular-season games in Paris.

Before the Spurs drafted Wembanyama No. 1 in 2023, they selected a Frenchman named Tony Parker with the No. 28 pick in 2001.

"We're going to throw everything we got at him just try do what we can go get a win," said Turner. "They are a tightknit group. They are guys who grind and hustle, so you know, we have to kind of match that intensity and supersede that.

Victor Wembanyama will return to his home country when the Spurs battle the Pacers in France. Here's everything to know for the NBA Paris Games 2025.

The NBA comes to Paris with the NBA Paris Games 2025, two regular-season games pitting the San Antonio Spurs against the Indiana Pacers. Dates: Thursday January 23 at 8pm and Saturday January 25 at 6pm at the Accor Arena. Good news: the matches will be broadcast free-to-air on Canal+.

The week is essentially going to be a celebration of France’s own Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio’s reigning NBA Rookie of the Year.