Tickets to October’s hotly anticipated Brooklyn Nets versus Phoenix Suns exhibition games go on sale at midday today, the Venetian Macao has announced. The North American premier league players will be in Macao for the 2025 NBA China Games at the Venetian Arena from 10 to 12 October.
Their two matches are each priced from 488 patacas for E Reserve seats, with VVIP Floor tickets going for 24,888 patacas. Tickets can be purchased via Cotai Ticketing, Ctrip and Mpay.
The NBA China Games are pre-season matches for the teams, whose regular 2025/26 National Basketball Association (NBA) season runs from late October to next April.
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On 11 October, between the matches, basketball legend and four-time NBA Champion Shaquille O’Neal will headline the event’s NBA Fan Day. He’ll be joined by Hong Kong singer Keung To and the US rapper MC Jin for what the Venetian Macao described as an “interactive fan event” that’s priced from 388 patacas.
There are also ‘VIP Experiences’ on offer from 19,999 patacas, featuring dinner and on-court photo opportunities with “an NBA legend you grew up watching”, along with a behind-the-scenes tour.
Sands China, owner of the Venetian Macao, struck a multi-year deal with the NBA last year. When it was announced back in December, the gaming concessionaire’s CEO and president Grant Chum noted that the NBA China Games would become a regular calendar event. Sands China has said that the NBA deal would incorporate community outreach activities in Macao and a programme to develop young athletes.
