https://www.scmp.com/rss/524138/feed He is a four-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA member shooting guard for the Phoenix Suns. Booker is the Suns' all-time leading scorer and an Olympic champion with Team USA in 2020 and 2024. He also won the 2018 NBA Three-Point Contest. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mike Chan Mike Chan The Brooklyn Nets beat the Phoenix Suns 111-109 in Macau on Sunday to split the first NBA China Games series, and fans can look forward to another mouthwatering clash at The Venetian Arena one year from now. Dallas Mavericks owner Patrick Dumont, who is also the president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Sands, which runs The Venetian, told the Post a heavyweight Texas derby would happen in Macau in 2026. “Yes, the [Dallas] Mavericks and the [Houston] Rockets, here in Macau next year.... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3328719/nets-beat-suns-tie-nba-china-games-series-texan-blockbuster-promised-next-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3328719/nets-beat-suns-tie-nba-china-games-series-texan-blockbuster-promised-next-year?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Oct 2025 14:53:45 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan The long-awaited NBA China Games returned for the first time in six years on Friday evening as the Phoenix Suns overcame an 18-point deficit to beat the Brooklyn Nets 132-127 after overtime in Macau. Four more years remain on the multi-year deal between the NBA and Sands China in the casino hub – not to mention a second game between these two teams to come on Sunday – but the league’s chief said before tip-off that the pre-season event could make a comeback in mainland China, too, in the coming... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3328602/nba-china-games-2025-phoenix-suns-surge-back-beat-brooklyn-nets-macau?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3328602/nba-china-games-2025-phoenix-suns-surge-back-beat-brooklyn-nets-macau?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Oct 2025 15:24:33 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan The Phoenix Suns’ star player Devin Booker has hailed the importance of the NBA’s return to China, as his team prepared to face the Brooklyn Nets in two pre-season games in Macau. The pair of games, to be played at the casino hub’s Venetian Arena on Friday and Sunday, will be the league’s first matches in China since 2019, and the 10-year veteran acknowledged that it was a “big deal” for it to be back. “It’s super-important – we have a big fan base out here in China, and we have Chinese players... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3328427/nbas-return-china-big-deal-phoenix-suns-star-devin-booker?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3328427/nbas-return-china-big-deal-phoenix-suns-star-devin-booker?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Oct 2025 04:00:12 +0000