The Brooklyn Nets' Noah Clowney shoots during a practice session ahead of the NBA pre-season games, at the Venetian Arena in Macau on October 9, 2025. The NBA returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. The Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns will play sell-out games on October 10 and October 12 in Macau, a special administrative region of China close to Hong Kong. (Photo by Eduardo Leal / AFP) (Photo by EDUARDO LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Protesters shout slogans as they hold flyers at the Southorn Playground in Hong Kong on October 15, 2019, during a rally in support of NBA basketball Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey and against comments made by Lakers superstar LeBron James. The NBA returns to the lucrative China market October 2025 with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. The world's second-biggest economy effectively cut ties with the league in 2019 after NBA executives stood behind then-Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) / To go with AFP story Basket-NBA-Macau-China-politics-US, ADVANCER by Holmes Chan and Tommy Wang (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A worker removes a promotional banner from a building for the National Basketball Association (NBA) October 10 preseason game in China between the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers in Shanghai on October 9, 2019. The NBA returns to the lucrative China market October 2025 with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. The world's second-biggest economy effectively cut ties with the league in 2019 after NBA executives stood behind then-Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP) / To go with AFP story Basket-NBA-Macau-China-politics-US, ADVANCER by Holmes Chan and Tommy Wang (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

VANCOUVER, CANADA - OCTOBER 6: Julian Strawther #3 of the Denver Nuggets shoots against Jonathan Mogbo #2 of the Toronto Raptors during the first half in a preseason NBA game at Rogers Arena on October 6, 2025 in Vancouver, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement(Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)

VANCOUVER, CANADA - OCTOBER 6: Jamal Shead #23 of the Toronto Raptors is fouled while shooting by Hunter Tyson #5 of the Denver Nuggets in the second half of a preseason NBA game at Rogers Arena on October 6, 2025 in Vancouver, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)

VANCOUVER, CANADA - OCTOBER 6: Ja'Kobe Walter #14 of the Toronto Raptors is fouled while shooting by Jalen Pickett #24 of the Denver Nuggets in the second half of a preseason NBA game at Rogers Arena on October 6, 2025 in Vancouver, Canada. Gradey Dick #1 of the Toronto Raptors and Julian Strawther #3 of the Denver Nuggets look on during the play. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)

VANCOUVER, CANADA - OCTOBER 6: Jamal Shead #23 of the Toronto Raptors lays up a shot past Julian Strawther #3 of the Denver Nuggets during the second half in a preseason NBA game at Rogers Arena on October 6, 2025 in Vancouver, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)

VANCOUVER, CANADA - OCTOBER 6: Ochai Agbaji #30 of the Toronto Raptors drives to the hoop after getting past Hunter Tyson #5 of the Denver Nuggets during the second half in a preseason NBA game at Rogers Arena on October 6, 2025 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)