Overview

• The Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns opened the China Games 2025 on Friday in a packed Venetian Arena in Macau, the first of two preseason matchups slated for this weekend.
• The Chinese Basketball Association announced a strategic partnership with the NBA that will allow Chinese teams to join the NBA Summer League and WNBA preseason games in the United States.
• Reuters reported the Macau stop is part of a multi-year hosting arrangement expected to run five years, positioning the city as a recurring preseason venue.
• Las Vegas Sands’ Macau unit staged the event, and the Adelson family that controls the company also holds the majority ownership of the Dallas Mavericks.
• NBA commissioner Adam Silver said there is tremendous interest across China, as experts and state media framed the Macau games as a soft re-entry and a test run for deeper reconnection.