The Brooklyn Nets' Day'Ron Sharpe #20 (2nd R) heads to the basket during the NBA pre-season game between the Phoenix Suns and the Brooklyn Nets, at the Venetian Arena in Macau, on October 10, 2025. The NBA returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. (Photo by Eduardo Leal / AFP) (Photo by EDUARDO LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

The Phoenix Suns' Dillon Brooks #3 (L) heads to the basket during the NBA pre-season game between the Phoenix Suns and the Brooklyn Nets, at the Venetian Arena in Macau, on October 10, 2025. The NBA returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. (Photo by Eduardo Leal / AFP) (Photo by EDUARDO LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

The Brooklyn Nets' Nic Claxton #33 holds to the basket after dunking during the NBA pre-season game between the Phoenix Suns and the Brooklyn Nets, at the Venetian Arena in Macau, on October 10, 2025. The NBA returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. (Photo by Eduardo Leal / AFP) (Photo by EDUARDO LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

The Phoenix Suns' Devin Booker #1 dribbles during the NBA pre-season game between the Phoenix Suns and the Brooklyn Nets, at the Venetian Arena in Macau, on October 10, 2025. The NBA returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. (Photo by Eduardo Leal / AFP) (Photo by EDUARDO LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

The Phoenix Suns' Devin Booker #1 heads to the basket during the NBA pre-season game between the Phoenix Suns and the Brooklyn Nets, at the Venetian Arena in Macau, on October 10, 2025. The NBA returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. (Photo by Eduardo Leal / AFP) (Photo by EDUARDO LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

The Phoenix Suns' Dillon Brooks #3 (L) heads to the basket during the NBA pre-season game between the Phoenix Suns and the Brooklyn Nets, at the Venetian Arena in Macau, on October 10, 2025. The NBA returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. (Photo by Eduardo Leal / AFP) (Photo by EDUARDO LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

MACAU, MACAU - OCTOBER 10: Jordi Fernandez coach of Brooklyn Nets attends the post-match press conference after NBA China Games 2025 between Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets at The Venetian Macao on October 10, 2025 in Macau, Macau. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement (Photo by Zhizhao Wu/Getty Images)

MACAU, MACAU - OCTOBER 10: Jordan Ott coach of Phoenix Suns attends the post-match press conference after NBA China Games 2025 between Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets at The Venetian Macao on October 10, 2025 in Macau, Macau. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement (Photo by Zhizhao Wu/Getty Images)