ESPN reported Saturday night that the Brooklyn Nets will go to China in October for two preseason games as part of the NBA Global Games series.
According to the report, the Nets and Los Angeles Lakers will play in Shanghai on Oct. 10 and in Shenzhen on Oct. 12.
This can’t be considered a total shocker considering Nets co-owner Joe Tsai was born in Taiwan and has a residence in Hong Kong.
The executive vice chairman of Chinese-based Alibaba Group, Tsai purchased a 49 percent share of the Nets in October 2017 with an option to buy out Russian owner Mikhail Prokhorov in 2021.