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The NBA returns to China in 2025 with two matches between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns at The Venetian Arena in Macau. The league has signed a five-year deal with Sands China to host games in the city.
Shaquille O’Neal, American basketball legend, is helping spearhead the NBA’s return to China. Photo: courtesy Authentic Brands Group
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Shaquille O’Neal: kung fu taught me one lesson. My dad taught me another

While teammates partied, he studied business. Now he’s a Reebok president with stakes in Ring, Google and a 20-year China relationship.

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Editorial | NBA’s Macau games are a bright spot amid US-China tensions

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Nets ditch China’s Zeng days after disappointing Macau outing against Suns

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WNBA game in China could happen ‘very soon’, NBA boss Adam Silver says

But the league boss says discussions over the WNBA collective bargaining agreement need to be resolved first.

Fans queue at a stall inside the NBA House outside The Venetian Arena in Macau. Photo: Reuters
Macau

Tourism boost for Macau as NBA games, concerts help hotels hit 90% occupancy rates

Many tourists had come from both the mainland and abroad specifically for the events, while same-day visitors also came for peripheral activities.

NBA

NBA China Games: Celtics, Trail Blazers thrown into mix of teams coming next

With Macau to host eight more matches over the next four years, the team line-up beyond next year’s fixture remains a hot topic.

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Exclusive | Nets beat Suns to tie NBA China Games series, Mavericks, Rockets up next

Fans at Macau’s Venetian Arena watch Brooklyn square pre-season series with Phoenix, but can look forward to Texas blockbuster in year’s time.

Phoenix Suns’ Khaman Maluach (left) jostling with Brooklyn Nets’ Nic Claxton under the net in their match at the The Venetian Arena, Macau. Photo: Karma Lo
NBA

As China hosts NBA, ex-All-Star says game is more exciting now – but has 1 flaw

Tim Hardaway and Mitch Richmond debate the current state of NBA as pre-season matches take place in Macau.

NBA

Zeng urged to remain positive after low-key debut in Nets loss to Suns

Zeng Fanbo spent more than 10 minutes on the court at The Venetian Arena in Macau, but did not manage a shot.

NBA

Phoenix Suns shine in Macau as the NBA makes a star-studded return to China

Stars of stage, screen and sports among fans in a packed Venetian Arena treated to an evening of singing, dancing and sparkling basketball.

Fans packed into the The Venetian Arena in Macau to watch the first of the NBA China Games between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns. Photo: Karma Lo
NBA

NBA China Games return as Phoenix Suns surge back to beat Brooklyn Nets in Macau

Chinese international Zeng Fanbo makes Nets debut, but Suns recover to win the first NBA game in China in six years.

The Brooklyn Nets (in white) and the Phoenix Suns put on a show at Macau’s Venetian Arena on Friday. Photo: Karma Lo
NBA

NBA boss Adam Silver calls new deal with CBA a ‘transformational partnership’

Multi-year agreement covers development of players, coaches and referees, with opportunities for national teams to compete in US competitions.

NBA

NBA’s return to China is a ‘big deal’ for Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker

Pre-season games in Macau against Brooklyn Nets are important for Chinese fans, Suns’ star player says.

Macau

Tourists flock to Macau ahead of NBA China Games, businesses wait for cash boost

Build up to first game between Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns slow and steady, business owners in city say.

A woman wearing a straw hat walks pass a sign announcing the NBA China games in Macau. Photo: EPA
NBA

Zeng Fanbo eyes ‘positive impact’ for Brooklyn Nets in NBA China Games in Macau

‘I feel very lucky to be a part of such a major event,’ Zeng says on eve of NBA’s return to China after six-year absence.

The Brooklyn Nets’ Zeng Fanbo talks to media at the Venetian Arena in Macau on Thursday. Photo: AFP
NBA

Brooklyn Nets to hold clinics, help revitalise basketball courts in Hong Kong

The NBA side will hold 13 coaching sessions for young players in the city and Macau around pre-season games against the Phoenix Suns.

NBA

Nets v Suns in Macau: tracing the NBA’s rise, fall and return to China

Clash marks first NBA game in China since Daryl Morey’s 2019 tweet that prompted blackout of the league in country.

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NBA star suggests All-Star Game in China, but Chinese fans give hostile reaction

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s idea badly received, while in the game itself, Shaq’s OGs overcome LeBron James injury to triumph in new format.

Giannis Antetokounmpo speaks during a press conference before the NBA All-Star event. Photo: AP
SCMP Exclusives

Exclusive | Getting past poker: Sands China drives Macau to diversify economy

Xi Jinping to visit Macau for 25th anniversary of handover as Sands China unveils non-gaming strategy.

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NBA

NBA’s deal with Macau marks end of 5-year China exile, Nets, Suns heading to city

Basketball league and Sands China sign multimillion-dollar partnership to host pre-season games at Venetian Arena starting in 2025.

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NBA

Macau’s better finances, infrastructure crucial in winning race to host NBA games

Sources tell Post why Macau was considered a better option than Hong Kong for five-year agreement, even if Kai Tak Arena had been available.

Macau’s 15,000-seater Venetian Arena will once again host NBA events, like it last did in 2007. Photo: Dustin Shum
NBA

NBA signs deal with Sands China for pre-season games in Macau

The Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns will kick off the partnership with two games on October 10 and 12 next year, said the NBA’s deputy commissioner Mark Tatum.

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A giant basketball outside The Londoner hotel in Macau, signifying the strategic partnership between the NBA and Sands China, on December 6, 2024. Photo: SCMP
NBA

Will China host NBA games again, 5 years after row over Morey’s Hong Kong tweet?

American basketball league was hit with TV blackout after Houston Rockets general manager’s message in support of anti-government protests.

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