NBA players embrace the game's return to China after six years

VIDEO SHOWS: BROOKLYN NETS AND THE PHOENIX SUNS’ TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS/SOUNDBITE FROM PLAYERS AND HEAD COACH  SHOWS: MACAU, CHINA (OCTOBER 9, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF BROOKLYN NETS OPENING TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS 2. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER MICHAEL PORTER SHOOTING DURING TRAINING 3. BROOKLYN NETS TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS 4. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER ZENG FANBO IN COURT 5. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER EGOR DEMIN IN COURT 6. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER E. J. LIDDELL SITTING AND DRINKING WATER 7. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER ZIAIRE WILLIAMS IN COURT 8. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER TERANCE MANN SHOOTING 9. BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER CAM THOMAS SHOOTING 10. BALLS GOING INTO THE BASKET 11. ZENG FANBO SHOOTING 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER, CAM THOMAS, SAYING:     “Oh yeah, definitely. Always open to doing that. New opportunities always, you know, come up as part of anything. So it's definitely good to see that and see that it's coming back and see how big, you know, the NBA is here. So I definitely like to see, you know, us, you know, venture out here more. So it's been cool.” 13. SIGNAGE ON COURT WRITING (Chinese): “ NBA CHINA 2025” 14. BROOKLYN NETS TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS 15. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER, EGOR DEMIN, SAYING:     "I think it's great. As I know it, it's the eighth time in China, right, NBA? And I mean, I think that's a huge event. No matter where the NBA goes, but especially in China, because of the community here and because how much you guys and the whole Asia love basketball, I think that's really important for the NBA and for China.” 16. BROOKLYN NETS JORDI FERNANDEZ SPEAKING TO PLAYERS 17. PLAYERS CHEERING 18. NEWS CONFERENCE WITH BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER ZENG FANBO IN PROGRESS 19. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BROOKLYN NETS PLAYER, ZENG FANBO, SAYING:     “I feel blessed, you know, to be a part of this family. Since I was a kid, I was watching on the TV. Right now, it's like a dream come true for me. For me, I'll just enjoy the whole thing, enjoy with my family on the weekend, enjoy a better game. If I got a chance to play, I'll enjoy every single six seconds I get on the court. So I feel blessed.” 20. SCREEN SHOWING BROOKLYN NETS AND THE PHOENIX SUNS’ LOGO 21. PHOENIX SUNS’ PLAYERS LISTENING TO HEAD COACH JORDAN OTT SPEAKING 22. PHOENIX SUNS’ PLAYER DEVIN BOOKER SITTING 23. PLAYERS SITTING 24. PHOENIX SUNS’ PLAYER DEVIN BOOKER ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE 25. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHOENIX SUNS PLAYER,  DEVIN BOOKER, SAYING:     “Obviously, we have a big fan base out here in China. We have Chinese players in the NBA and I think basketball without borders is super important, being here on their homeland and letting them see us play in person. I think for the youth and you know, the next generation of Chinese players, getting this experience on their land will just open up their inspiration and, you know, make them feel they have a chance.” 26. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 27. PHOENIX SUNS PLAYER MARK WILLIAMS DOING WARM UP DURING TRAINING SESSION 28. PHOENIX SUNS PLAYER,  DEVIN BOOKER DOING WARM UP DURING TRAINING SESSION 29. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHOENIX SUNS PLAYER,  DEVIN BOOKER, SAYING:     “Yeah, I know what it is. Like I said, coming here once before and getting that experience and just seeing the reaction, seeing, you know, their faces light up just upon our arrival. So, it's super important for us, super important for the league to be here in person and doing this.” 30. SIGN ON BOARD (Chinese): “ NBA CHINA 2025” 31. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHOENIX SUNS PLAYER,  DEVIN BOOKER, SAYING:     “I mean, that was last summer. This past summer was too long for my liking without being in the playoffs. So, you know, I'm eager to get back to it. You know, I'm excited. Obviously, we've had some changes with the roster. We've had some changes with the coaches. So I think it's a big responsibility for me to just be a leader, continue being a leader, and get everybody on the same page so we can start this thing off the right way.” 32. PHOENIX SUNS’ HEAD COACH JORDAN OTT SPEAKING ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE 33. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHOENIX SUNS’ HEAD COACH, JORDAN OTT, SAYING:    “Yeah, I just us as the Phoenix Suns being one of those teams to come here, you know, we know that incredible honour and opportunity for us to be here in the country on this stage with our with our group. You know, we're early in this training camp, early in the preseason during our second game, second game together, coming here to a place where, you know, many of us have not been. So yeah, just the time together, the flight over, it's a time to for some of our team bonding and then us to get out here in front of these fans. We're really excited.” 34.  PHOENIX SUNS TRAINING IN PROGRESS 35. VARIOUS OF DIGITAL BOARD WRITING (Chinese): “ NBA CHINA 2025”

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