Lakers to play two preseason games in China

The Los Angeles Lakers released its 2019-20 NBA preseason schedule on Wednesday, with two games to be staged in China.

The club will play six games in total between October 5 and 18, including four in California against the Golden State Warriors, and two games against the Brooklyn Nets in Shanghai and Shenzhen.

The 2018-19 NBA season ended on with the Toronto Raptors defeating the Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals, becoming NBA champions for the first time.

The Lakers’ LeBron James (R) tries to drive to the basket past the Nets’ Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (L) during match between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, USA, December 18, 2018. [Featured Image (File photo): EPA via IC/Justin Lane]