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Jose Alvarado: “I did get arrested because they thought it was me. So the whole process UCLA versus Georgia Tech, we played in China. Forgot about that. So obviously the situation that knows the situation, but they say the police out there said they got confused and they thought it was me and one of my other teammates too. So I literally got arrested, went to the police station for like six, seven hours and then finally made it clear that obviously you could tell who it was."
“I’ve always made it a point to develop relationships, and sometimes it might just be when you see each other at the gym. But that’s not the case with us,” Booker said. “We hang out outside of the court, outside of practice.” Their relationship started the day of the trade, when Brooks phoned Booker. The bond grew in August during a teamwide retreat to Booker’s summer home in Flagstaff, which included talks late into the night in front of a fire pit. Their connection was then cemented in the preseason, over a probing conversation while playing blackjack in a China casino. And ultimately, the two knew they had found the perfect teammate when they were together in a gym training for the upcoming season.
“She chose to play for a country that is literally responsible for the deaths of tens of millions of its own people, and literally running a concentration camp while we’re talking,” Freedom said, comparing Gu’s silence on the issue to LeBron James’ declining a question about China’s alleged human rights abuses in 2019.
Marc Stein: Alize Johnson has signed a lucrative deal to join the Shenzhen Leopards, agent George S. Langberg of GSL Sports Group tells @TheSteinLine . The five-year NBA veteran averaged 20.6 points, 12.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game for the Timberwolves’ @nbagleague affiliate in Iowa.
Sean Highkin: Yang Hansen has once again been assigned to the Remix and will play tonight vs. Oklahoma City Blue. I'm told this game will also be broadcast in China on Tencent.
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One of the unexpected transfers at the end of the year was the transfer of Boban Marjanovic to Illyria , after nine years spent in the NBA league and a short episode in China. - I would not say that it is the most sound transfer, but the only reason for his arrival there is Luka Doncic. It is a club that Luka supports in different ways. They are great friends and at this stage of his career, Bobby decided to primarily help him, and that is why he is now in Illyria - Ražnatovic concluded.
Marc Stein: The NBA makes official what we reported below a few months back: Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets will meet in the NBA’s two preseason China games next season on Oct. 9 and 11 at The Venetian Arena in Macao.
The NBA makes official what we reported below a few months back: Dallas and Houston will meet in the NBA’s two preseason China games next season on Oct. 9 and 11 at The Venetian Arena in Macao. https://t.co/dbTsItIiC7 pic.twitter.com/s54sgT9sy5
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) January 5, 2026
It’s officially official: The Mavericks and Houston will play two preseason games in Macao in October as part of the NBA China Games 2026. A rumor that was unofficially blurted last October by Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont became reality with Monday’s joint announcement by the NBA and Sands China Ltd. The Mavericks and Rockets will face off on Oct. 9 and Oct. 11 in The Venetian Arena in Macao, as part of a three-day weekend that will include interactive fan events, youth basketball clinics and Community Impact initiatives co-hosted by NBA Cares and Sands Cares.
“For the Mavericks, this is a meaningful opportunity to represent our organization and our fans on an international stage,” Dumont stated in Monday’s news release. “Following our recent game in Mexico City, playing in Macao reflects our club’s continued growth and the strong connection we’ve built with fans. “The NBA China Games 2026 underscores the league’s ability to bring the highest level of basketball to audiences worldwide. We are grateful to the NBA and the Houston Rockets for their partnership in making these games possible.”
Veteran NBA forward KJ Martin is signing with the Ningbo Rocket in China's CBA. Martin was waived by the Utah Jazz in late September ahead of training camp.
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Malik Beasley has attracted interest from European and Chinese teams, exploring those opportunities as short-term options until his NBA situation is resolved, sources tell BasketNews. According to sources, several teams from Europe and China have reached out to the 28-year-old, though Beasley's priority remains securing another NBA deal.
Zhang Duo: Former NBA center Hassan Whiteside will join Shanghai Sharks for the next season, according to Oriental Sports Daily.
The NBA has obviously not been a fan of President Trump, and they’ve been all in on China. These are some of the issues you dealt with when you were a player, and you pushed back on China — and then were pushed out." Enes Kanter: "It's crazy to me. When they put us in the NBA bubble, Adam Silver himself said, 'This is basketball. Let’s talk about the problems that are happening in America.' Everyone was talking about the problems happening here, and Adam Silver and the NBA knew it wasn’t going to affect them. Money and business — more people watched NBA games in China than the American population last year. When I came out and started to talk about China’s human rights violations, they tried to silence me. It’s a shame — because Adam Silver is literally selling this league to the biggest dictatorship in the world. So that’s why I feel like he should step down as commissioner."
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said a WNBA game in China is likely to happen “very soon,” but the league must first address the expiring collective bargaining agreement. Talking with CNBC during the first of two NBA pre-season games in Macau over the weekend, Silver was asked when a WNBA game in the country might take place. “We have to get through a new collective bargaining agreement with our players,” Silver said. “But once we do, there’s so much interest in women’s basketball here, I think we’d love to bring a WNBA game to Macau or to mainland China.”