LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers will play a pair of exhibition games against the Brooklyn Nets in China later this year ahead of the 2019-20 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, the league said on Monday. The Lakers, 16-time champions, and Nets will play in Shanghai on Oct. 10 followed by a game in Shenzhen on Oct. 12, extending the trend of NBA squads competing in China. The games will mark the Lakers' second trip to China following their initial visit in 2013 while the Nets will be playing in China for the third time after visits in 2010 and 2014.