Cleveland Cavaliers v Brooklyn Nets - NBA Paris Game 2024: Know tip-off time, schedule and how to watch action live
Donovan Mitchell, Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson are among the NBA players descending on France’s capital as the Cleveland Cavaliers face off against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday 11 January.
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Some 15,000 French basketball fans will be served up a treat as the NBA returns to Paris with the Cleveland Cavaliers taking on the Brooklyn Nets in a regular season game on Thursday 11 January.
The occasion will not only mark the third regular season NBA game to take place in France's capital but will also provide something of a dress rehearsal with the venue, the Bercy Arena, set to stage the Paris 2024 Olympic basketball finals later this year.
With the NBA comes star power and it won’t be lacking come Thursday with headline players including four-time NBA All-Star Donovan Mitchell and 2023 USA Basketball Team members Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson expected to hit the court.
And the match-up itself looks poised to be a close one.
Brooklyn and Cleveland last played each other at the season opener on 25 October where the Cavs managed to squeak out a 114-113 victory over the Nets.
Given the Cavs now sit fifth in the Eastern Conference standings (21-15) on a three-game winning streak, and the Nets ninth (16-21) arriving on a surprise overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, Cleveland will arrive in France the more fancied of the two sides.
Expected to be missing from the action will be Cleveland pair Darius Garland and Evan Mobley meanwhile Brooklyn will miss Australia's Ben Simmons whose return to play is not yet known.
Last five match-up results: Cleveland Cavaliers v Brooklyn Nets
- October 25, 2023: Cleveland Cavaliers 114-113 Brooklyn Nets
- March 23, 2023: Cleveland Cavaliers 116-114 Brooklyn Nets
- March 21, 2023: Cleveland Cavaliers 115-109 Brooklyn Nets
- December 26, 2023: Brooklyn Nets 125-117 Cleveland Cavaliers
- April 8, 2023: Cleveland Cavaliers 107-118 Brooklyn Nets
What time will the Cleveland Cavaliers v Brooklyn Nets NBA Paris Game start?
The Cavs and Nets will tip off at the Accor Arena at 20:00 Central European Time (UTC+1).
For viewers in the United States, that is 14:00 ET.
How to watch Cleveland Cavaliers v Brooklyn Nets live at NBA Paris Game 2024
The NBA Paris Game 2024 will air live in France on Canal Plus and beIN Sports.
Fans around the world can stream the game live on the NBA League Pass.