NBA preseason games to be played in China after five years
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1 month ago

NBA preseason games to be played in China after five years

The Hindu  

The NBA’s relationship with China that turned cold over a general manager’s tweet in 2019 is defrosting with the announcement Friday that two preseason games will be played in Macao in October. The Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns will play on Oct. 10 and 12, 2025, at Macao’s Venetian Arena, marking the first games since 17 NBA teams played 28 preseason contests in China from 2004 to 2019. In response, lucrative sponsorships were ended and league games were not shown on CCTV, the state- NBA games, however, started appearing regularly on CCTV in 2022 and became available on a streaming service. NBA players, including stars Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and De’Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings, have made appearances in China.

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Nets, Suns set to hold court in Macao
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1 month ago

Nets, Suns set to hold court in Macao

China Daily  

Mark Tatum, deputy commissioner and COO of the NBA, and Patrick Dumont, president and COO of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, pose with other executives during a news conference to announce the return of the NBA China Games in 2025, at the Londoner Hotel in Macao on Friday. The NBA, and its new partner Sands China Ltd, announced on Friday …

Nets, Suns set to hold court in Macao
Top News
1 month ago

Nets, Suns set to hold court in Macao

China Daily  

Mark Tatum, deputy commissioner and COO of the NBA, and Patrick Dumont, president and COO of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, pose with other executives during a news conference to announce the return of the NBA China Games in 2025, at the Londoner Hotel in Macao on Friday. The NBA, and its new partner Sands China Ltd, announced on Friday …

Nets, Suns set to hold court in Macao
Top News
1 month ago

Nets, Suns set to hold court in Macao

China Daily  

Mark Tatum, deputy commissioner and COO of the NBA, and Patrick Dumont, president and COO of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, pose with other executives during a news conference to announce the return of the NBA China Games in 2025, at the Londoner Hotel in Macao on Friday. The NBA, and its new partner Sands China Ltd, announced on Friday …

NBA ready for China return after six-year absence: Why basketball giants are returning to China?
1 month ago

NBA ready for China return after six-year absence: Why basketball giants are returning to China?

Firstpost  

Basketball is hugely popular in China and in the fallout the NBA lost hundreds of millions of dollars as a result of it being yanked off Chinese television until 2022. Image: AP The NBA will return to China for the first time in six years with two pre-season games in Macau between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns next October, …

NBA 'set to return to China for first time since 2019' following uproar over exec's support for Hong Kong
1 month ago

NBA 'set to return to China for first time since 2019' following uproar over exec's support for Hong Kong

Daily Mail  

The NBA will return to China for the first time since 2019 with two preseason games between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns set for Macao in October. The Nets and the Suns will play on October 10 and 12, 2025, at Macao's Venetian Arena, marking the first games since 17 NBA teams played 28 preseason contests in China from …

NBA returning to China for pair of Suns-Nets preseason games in 2025
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1 month ago

NBA returning to China for pair of Suns-Nets preseason games in 2025

Associated Press  

The NBA is returning to China next season, striking a deal to play preseason games there more than five years after the league was effectively banned over Commissioner Adam Silver not punishing Daryl Morey for tweeting support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong. “We’re incredibly excited to be partnering with Sands to bring NBA games back to Macao beginning next …

NBA China: League to host preseason games in Macao five years after it was effectively blocked from Asian nation
1 month ago

NBA China: League to host preseason games in Macao five years after it was effectively blocked from Asian nation

CNN  

CNN — The National Basketball Association is taking a first step back into the huge Chinese market with two preseason games set to take place in Macao next October, five years after the league was effectively blocked from China. “Bringing preseason games to Macao will showcase the excitement of the NBA to fans in one of the world’s emerging hubs …

NBA returns to China with Macao playing host to preseason games
1 month ago

NBA returns to China with Macao playing host to preseason games

China Daily  

The NBA is coming back to China for good with southern metropolis Macao to play host to a pair of preseason games next October that are expected to significantly boost sports tourism in the region. The NBA and its new partner Sands China Ltd announced on Friday that the Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns will play two preseason games …

NBA players enjoy trip across China
4 months ago

NBA players enjoy trip across China

China Daily  

The Dallas Mavericks star guard Luka Doncic climbs on the Great Wall on Aug 31 in Beijing. One fan was overcome with emotions after shaking Doncic's hand and confessing that "all her dreams came true" by meeting the Mavericks playmaker face-to-face. On the final day of their visit on Sunday, the athletes visited the Jordan World of Flight Beijing Sanlitun …

NBA stars, teams court fans in China
4 months, 1 week ago

NBA stars, teams court fans in China

China Daily  

Players compete at the XBA All-Star Weekend, which was held at Shanghai's Jing'an Sports Center on Sunday. Basketball fever gripped Shanghai last weekend, as the city played host to top NBA teams and stars, as well as the XBA Street Basketball Tournament's All-Star Weekend. After the Paris Olympics, a group of the NBA's top players, including Jayson Tatum and Luka …

NBA stars, teams court fans in China
4 months, 1 week ago

NBA stars, teams court fans in China

China Daily  

From left: Rex Chapman, Jusuf Nurkic, James Jones and Cedric Ceballos attend a Phoenix Suns fan festival at Xujiahui Sports Park in Shanghai on Saturday. Since the 2017 NBA China Games, between the Golden State Warriors and the Minnesota Timberwolves, there have been few instances of NBA team executives traveling to China. The presence of the Suns' team this weekend …

NBA Finals to offer immersive experience in selected IMAX cinemas
7 months, 2 weeks ago

NBA Finals to offer immersive experience in selected IMAX cinemas

China Daily  

The 2024 NBA Finals will be broadcast live in selected IMAX cinemas in Hong Kong and Taiwan in June. In an exciting development, NBA China and IMAX China have revealed plans to broadcast the 2024 NBA Finals live in handpicked IMAX cinemas in Hong Kong and Taiwan this June, promising basketball enthusiasts an immersive viewing experience like never before. Whether …

Yao: NBA very welcome in China
1 year, 2 months ago

Yao: NBA very welcome in China

China Daily  

Yao Ming and Ben Simmons of the Brooklyn Nets greet each other during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers last Wednesday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. NBAE/GETTY IMAGES Hoops legend has nothing but warm words for his old stomping ground during recent US visit Basketball great Yao Ming believes the NBA is still rated "first-class" in China, even …

Yao: NBA very welcome in China
1 year, 2 months ago

Yao: NBA very welcome in China

China Daily  

Yao Ming and Ben Simmons of the Brooklyn Nets greet each other during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers last Wednesday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. NBAE/GETTY IMAGES Hoops legend has nothing but warm words for his old stomping ground during recent US visit Basketball great Yao Ming believes the NBA is still rated "first-class" in China, even …

NBA ‘first class’ in China despite past turbulence, says Yao
1 year, 2 months ago

NBA ‘first class’ in China despite past turbulence, says Yao

The Hindu  

The National Basketball Association and China may have encountered turbulence in their relations over the years but retired great Yao Ming told Reuters the league is still “first class” in his home country. READ | NBA 2023-24: Devin Booker, Suns slide by Warriors to open season Yao propelled the league’s popularity in his home country but relations between China and …

UAE to Host Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks in First NBA Games in the Middle East
2 years, 8 months ago

UAE to Host Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks in First NBA Games in the Middle East

News 18  

The Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks will face off in two pre-season games in October in the United Arab Emirates, marking the NBA’s first games in the Middle East. In 2021, the Milwaukee Bucks captured their first NBA title since 1971, with Giannis Antetokounmpo scoring 50 points — only the seventh player in finals history with a 50-point game. The …

After Kanter’s Tibet comments, Celtics blacked out in China
3 years, 2 months ago

After Kanter’s Tibet comments, Celtics blacked out in China

Associated Press  

Chinese broadcaster and NBA partner Tencent is not showing current or archived Boston Celtics games on its platforms, in apparent response to comments that Celtics center Enes Kanter made to advocate Tibetan independence. Kanter, as part of a series of social media posts, also called Chinese President Xi Jinping a “dictator.” Kanter did not play in Boston’s season-opening 138-134 loss …

Basketball in China and the Politicization of the NBA
3 years, 5 months ago

Basketball in China and the Politicization of the NBA

The Diplomat  

In 1979, the Washington Bullets – now known as the Washington Wizards – made a historic trip to compete in exhibition games in Beijing and Shanghai against the Chinese national team and the Bayi Rockets. The chairs wrote, “We believe that commercial relationships with companies that source cotton in Xinjiang create reputational risks for NBA players and the NBA itself,” …

NBA studying ways to bring games back to Europe and China in future – Firstpost
4 years ago

NBA studying ways to bring games back to Europe and China in future – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Typically, the NBA has played preseason games in China and takes some regular-season games to Mexico and Europe. Tatum also said the NBA’s season-opening doubleheader Tuesday night would be shown in China on Tencent, a league streaming partner. NBA games were available on Tencent last season even while the league and the Chinese government worked through a very strained relationship …

NBA sets 49-game pre-season schedule between Dec. 11-19 - Sports News
4 years, 1 month ago

NBA sets 49-game pre-season schedule between Dec. 11-19 - Sports News

The Hindu  

The NBA set in place a 49-game preseason schedule on Friday, with practice games taking place Dec. 11-19 in advance of the Dec. 22 start to the regular season. Each team will play at least two preseason games, with the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers playing four times before the delayed regular season gets underway just before Christmas. Five games …

NBA: Play-in tourney on, players could give Olympics a miss
4 years, 1 month ago

NBA: Play-in tourney on, players could give Olympics a miss

The Hindu  

The 2020-21 NBA schedule will feature a play-in tournament and an NBA Finals that could run all the way until July 22 - keeping some players from competing in the Olympics. When that’s finished, the play-in tournament, approved Tuesday by the board of governors on a one-year basis, follows involving the teams with the seventh through 10th-best records in each …

New NBA China boss faces tough task after tweet row - media
4 years, 7 months ago

New NBA China boss faces tough task after tweet row - media

The Hindu  

The Chinese national appointed to lead the NBA in China faces an uphill battle to restore its image and profits after last year's pro-democracy row, basketball fans and state media said on Wednesday. The NBA on Tuesday named Michael Ma as China chief executive, tasked with repairing relations after Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted in support of Hong …

NBA teams, USA Basketball still may play in China in 2020, says league commissioner Adam Silver
4 years, 10 months ago

NBA teams, USA Basketball still may play in China in 2020, says league commissioner Adam Silver

Firstpost  

The NBA and USA Basketball are still considering playing in China later this year, though the complexities of both the political rift caused by a tweet last fall and the ongoing health concerns in the world’s most populous country are making those plans seem decidedly uncertain. Chicago: The NBA and USA Basketball are still considering playing in China later this …

NBA: Chinese internet giant Tencent removes Houston Rockets games from streaming schedule – Firstpost
5 years, 2 months ago

NBA: Chinese internet giant Tencent removes Houston Rockets games from streaming schedule – Firstpost

Firstpost  

CCTV and Tencent had cancelled their broadcasts of two NBA preseason games held in China earlier this month after Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted “Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong.” Shanghai: Chinese internet giant Tencent has struck Houston Rockets games from its programming schedule for the current NBA season, following through on a threat it made after a …

Scenes from Shanghai: Lakers-Nets in China played amid juxtaposition of normalcy and the surreal
5 years, 3 months ago

Scenes from Shanghai: Lakers-Nets in China played amid juxtaposition of normalcy and the surreal

New York Times  

SHANGHAI, China — In the tense buildup to Thursday’s game between the Lakers and Brooklyn Nets, the concerns ranged from whether fans here would boo to whether they would show up, and even whether there would in fact be a game for them to show up to. While the scene inside the arena never morphed into the intense nationalist display …

CCTV to suspend broadcast of NBA China Games over Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey's pro-democracy tweet
5 years, 3 months ago

CCTV to suspend broadcast of NBA China Games over Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey's pro-democracy tweet

Firstpost  

CCTV it would “immediately suspend” plans to broadcast a pair of NBA pre-season exhibition games being staged in China this week as the fallout grew over an NBA’s executive’s tweet in support of protesters in Hong Kong. China’s state-run broadcaster said on Tuesday it would “immediately suspend” plans to broadcast a pair of NBA pre-season exhibition games being staged in …

China state TV to suspend broadcast of NBA exhibition games
5 years, 3 months ago

China state TV to suspend broadcast of NBA exhibition games

The Hindu  

China's state-run broadcaster said on Tuesday it would “immediately suspend” plans to broadcast a pair of NBA pre-season exhibition games being staged in China this week as the fallout grew over an NBA's executive's tweet in support of protesters in Hong Kong. “To this end, CCTV's Sports Channel has decided to immediately suspend plans to broadcast the NBA preseason and …

NBA’s China problem threatens billions in basketball investment
5 years, 3 months ago

NBA’s China problem threatens billions in basketball investment

Al Jazeera  

Through decades of painstaking deal-making, the NBA created a multibillion-dollar opportunity in China, the world’s second-largest economy. Chinese sportswear maker Li Ning Co. and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Credit Card Center suspended cooperation with the Rockets, while national broadcaster CCTV and Tencent Holdings Ltd. said they will halt broadcasting the team’s games. https://t.co/bbiwCBTwc1 — Beto O'Rourke October 7, 2019 The …

NBA and China: A match for the ages
5 years, 3 months ago

NBA and China: A match for the ages

China Daily  

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant throws down a dunk during a demonstration on the Great Wall near Beijing in August 2001, marking the first time basketball was played on the historic structure. The team the US sent to the World Cup in China didn't feature the NBA's biggest stars, but drew sellout crowds for every game. "I think it's …

NBA: LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers to play two pre-season games against Brooklyn Nets in China
6 years ago

NBA: LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers to play two pre-season games against Brooklyn Nets in China

Firstpost  

The LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers are set to play NBA pre-season games in China next October, facing the Brooklyn Nets in Shanghai and Shenzhen. New York: The LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers are set to play NBA pre-season games in China next October, facing the Brooklyn Nets in Shanghai and Shenzhen, the league announced Monday. “The entire Los Angeles …

Mark Tatum interview: NBA Deputy Commissioner on why 2019 is the right time to host Global Games in India
6 years ago

Mark Tatum interview: NBA Deputy Commissioner on why 2019 is the right time to host Global Games in India

Firstpost  

In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum discussed why 2019 will be the right time to host Global Games in India, the possibility of the NBA India Games becoming a regular feature and whether India could see a regular season game soon. Firstpost had reported that the Global Games will be held in India in 2019 …

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