ESPN reports that the NBA will return to playing games on Chinese soil for the first time since 2019, as the Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets will face off in two preseason games in Macao next year.

Jacky Cui Yongxi, one of the few Chinese players to break into the NBA, has vowed to return to top-level basketball when he recovers from a knee injury that saw him waived by the Brooklyn Nets.

In the past, NBA teams have played the Chinese National team twice, with the Orlando Magic and Washington Bullets winning each of the games. China boasts 7-1 center Hansen Yang, who is projected ...