NBA returns to China after three years, with two preseason games

The North American professional basketball league (NBA) returns this week to the major Chinese market with two preseason games, after a six-year absence due to a Twitter message from a club official expressing support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

The first two games, between the Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns, will take place on Friday and Sunday at the Venetian Arena in Macau.