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Cooper Flagg and the Mavs will take on Kevin Durant and the Rockets in a pair of preseason games in Macao.<\/p>\n
NEW YORK \u2014 The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Sands China Ltd. (Sands) today announced that The NBA China Games 2026 will feature the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets playing preseason games on Friday, Oct. 9 and Sunday, Oct. 11 at The Venetian Arena in Macao.<\/p>\n
In addition to the two games, the NBA and Sands will host interactive fan events including NBA House and NBA Fan Day, youth basketball clinics, and a Community Impact Week hosted by NBA Cares and Sands Cares featuring social impact programming focused on health, wellness and sustainability.<\/p>\n
The NBA China Games 2026 will reach fans in more than 200 countries and territories on television, digital media and social media. \u00a0The games and surrounding events will be supported by a roster of marketing partners, including Amazon Web Services, Gatorade, Nike, and Tissot.<\/p>\n
Information about ticket sales and the fan, youth and community events will be announced at a later date.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Executive Quotes:<\/p>\n
NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer Mark Tatum:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe games in Macao earlier this season showed how much passion and enthusiasm there is for the NBA among fans in China and across Asia.\u00a0 We look forward to welcoming the Mavericks and Rockets to Macao and to once again engaging fans, aspiring players and the local community through the games and surrounding events.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sands China Ltd. President and Chief Executive Officer Grant Chum:<\/p>\n
\u201cRiding on the outstanding success of The NBA China Games 2025 last October, I am excited about the programme we are planning for The NBA China Games 2026 showcasing the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets.\u00a0 We are confident and ready to welcome the teams, players, legends and fans from around the world to Macao for another amazing NBA week filled with unforgettable experiences of sports, entertainment and community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dallas Mavericks Governor and President and Chief Operating Officer of Las Vegas Sands Patrick Dumont:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a tremendous honor for Sands to host the games at The Venetian Arena next fall.\u00a0 I could not be prouder of having the Mavericks come to Macao and have the team experience\u00a0the incredible hospitality that Sands properties provide.\u00a0 The success of The NBA China Games 2025 demonstrated the strength of the NBA in creating fan engagement and exciting experiences around the globe.\u00a0 The NBA China Games 2026 will be another great opportunity to showcase the league, its world-class athletes and the excitement it brings.\u00a0 I want to thank Commissioner Adam Silver and Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum for their leadership and the Houston Rockets organization for their strong support of The NBA China Games 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
Houston Rockets Alternate Governor Patrick Fertitta:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Houston Rockets are an iconic brand with support around the globe, and we are honored to be selected alongside the Dallas Mavericks to bring a Texas-sized matchup to Macao as part of The NBA China Games 2026.\u00a0 Since drafting Hall of Famer Yao Ming first overall in 2002, we have received overwhelming love from the passionate basketball fans of China and built several cherished memories playing overseas.\u00a0 We are excited to have another opportunity to represent the NBA abroad and showcase our team in front of the fans in Macao next preseason.\u201d<\/p>\n
About Sands China Ltd.<\/p>\n
Sands China Ltd. (Sands China or the Company) is incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability and is listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx: 1928). Sands China is the largest operator of integrated resorts in Macao. The Company\u2019s integrated resorts on the Cotai Strip comprise The Venetian\u00ae Macao, The Plaza\u00ae Macao, The Parisian\u00ae Macao and The Londoner\u00ae Macao. The Company also owns and operates Sands\u00ae Macao on the Macao peninsula. The Company\u2019s portfolio features a diversified mix of leisure and business attractions and transportation operations, including large meeting and convention facilities; a wide range of restaurants; shopping malls; world-class entertainment at The Venetian Arena, The Londoner Arena, The Venetian Theatre, The Parisian Theatre, the Londoner Theatre and the Sands Theatre; and a high-speed Cotai Water Jet ferry service between Hong Kong and Macao. The Company\u2019s Cotai Strip portfolio has the goal of contributing to Macao\u2019s transformation into a world centre of tourism and leisure. Sands China is a subsidiary of global resort developer Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cooper Flagg and the Mavs will take on Kevin Durant and the Rockets in a pair of preseason…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":393454,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,590,210430,85],"class_list":["post-393453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nba","tag-nba-preseason-macao-rockets-mavs","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}