The NBA will stage two pre-season games in Macau next October, its deputy commissioner said on Friday, marking its return to China after being frozen out for more than five years.
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 relationship between the NBA and China seems to have mended. ESPN reported late Thursday that the association will play preseason games in China, marking the NBA's first trip there since 2019.
The NBA will return to China for the first time since 2019 with two preseason games in Macao between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns in October, the league announced Friday. The return is the ...