The National Basketball Association (NBA) is all set to bounce back to the Asian circuit, returning to China for the first time in six years by staging two sold-out preseason games in Macau.

According to an official statement from the NBA, both games sold out within hours of tickets going on sale. The Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns will face off at the Venetian Arena on October 10 and October 12.

This marks the NBA's first return to China since 2019, when ties were severed following a tweet by then-Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey in support of the Hong Kong protests.

The controversy led to game broadcasts being pulled from Chinese television and a significant financial setback for the league. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver later confirmed the fallout cost the NBA “hundreds of

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