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Today — 13 October 2025Main stream

How Las Vegas Sands Helped Get the N.B.A. Back Into China

Las Vegas Sands, owned by the Adelson family, was under pressure in Macau, with billions at stake. That created an opportunity.

© Tyrone Siu/Reuters

An N.B.A. preseason game between the Phoenix Suns and the Brooklyn Nets, at the Venetian Arena in Macau, on Friday. The game was part of the N.B.A.’s return to the lucrative Chinese market after a six-year absence.

N.B.A. Head Criticizes Chinese Party Paper Over LeBron James ‘Op-Ed’

The People’s Daily newspaper put the star player’s name on an opinion article, an example of the political perils the N.B.A. could face in China.

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LeBron James went to the western Chinese city of Chengdu while on a tour of China this year.
Before yesterdayMain stream

How Kai Cenat Became a New Kind of Celebrity for Gen Z

9 October 2025 at 17:00
With his boisterous antics, Cenat has gained 19 million Twitch followers and the attention of celebrities who covet that audience.

© Kendrick Brinson for The New York Times

During Cenat’s livestreams, he has eaten McDonald’s with John Cena, held a mini dance party with Nicki Minaj and smoked marijuana with Snoop Dogg.
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