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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.

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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.
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