The NBA staged a preseason game in Shanghai on Thursday. The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 114-111, and most of the seats were actually filled with excited fans. Hey, LeBron, what did you think of the game, playing alongside Anthony Davis and getting to perform in front of the Chinese? The Chinese government mandated that no players or coaches speak to the media … and the NBA actually accepted that absurd demand … and … well, this latest sad concession is par for the league's terrible, no-good, very-bad week.