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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

NBA stars return to China six years after controversy over pro-democracy post

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is returning to China six years after being banished from the country following a controversy over a single social media post.

The Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns have arrived in the Chinese special administrative region of Macao, where they will play two sold-out pre-season games on Friday and Sunday – part of a five-year contract with Las Vegas Sands' Macau unit Sands China.

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