The NBA announces that eight teams will take part in a comprehensive global games schedule which will include two exhibition games with the Lakers next season.

Lakers to Play Exhibition Games In China

The NBA announces that eight teams will take part in a comprehensive global games schedule which will include two exhibition games with the Lakers next season.

The Lakers will travel to China for the first-time ever to play in two games against the Golden State Warriors. The teams will play on Oct. 15 in Beijing, and then travel to Shanghai for a game on Oct. 18.

The Lakers, who will join the Thunder, 76ers, Pacers, Rockets, Wizards, Bulls and the Warriors on the NBA global games schedule, most recently played overseas during the 2010-11 preseason when they travelled to Barcelona and London. The team first travelled overseas during the 1991 preseason when they played in Paris as participants in the McDonald’s Open.