Haliburton and Clark have become fast friends, both complimenting the other on multiple occasions. Haliburton went as far as to say in Paris on Wednesday, on the eve of the first of two San Antonio-Indiana matchups here, that she's become a face of the game.

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

Experience the excitement as Victor Wembanyama leads the San Antonio Spurs against the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Paris Games 2025. Discover the schedule and what makes this homecoming special for the French basketball star.

The Pacers are in Paris because someone has to be the opponent to French phenom Victor Wembanyama, but they're getting everything out of the trip.

Indiana Pacers star Myles Turner had never been to Paris before this week. "It's been a whirlwind," Turner said, as the Pacers prepare to play the San Antonio Spurs in the French capital as part of the NBA's 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+.

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.

Wembanyama was born and raised in Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, a western Paris suburb, and has made it a focus this week to introduce his teammates to Parisian culture and the life he led before he became the NBA Rookie of the Year and likely next face of the league.

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

The teams arrived in Paris on Monday, with practices and other events scheduled throughout the week and then the games toward the end. The Spurs were coming straight from the airport to a light workout in Nanterre — on the court that Wembanyama called home when started his pro career in the French league as a 15-year-old.