Even though they’re in the playoffs, the Lakers announced their upcoming 2013-14 preseason schedule on Friday.
The Lakers will play in Ontario, Anaheim and the highlight of the preseason will be when they take on the Golden State Warriors on October 15 and 18 in Shanghai, China.
This isn’t the first time the Lakers will travel overseas to play a preseason game as they took on the Minnesota Timberwolves at the O2 Arena in London in 2010.
Here is the complete press release:
EL SEGUNDO – The Los Angeles Lakers have announced the preseason schedule for the 2013-14 season, along with ticket purchase information. The eight-game preseason slate includes games against the Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings and Utah Jazz and is highlighted by games in Beijing and Shanghai as part of the NBA’s comprehensive global games schedule.
Below is the complete 2013 Los Angeles Lakers preseason schedule:
DATE OPPONENT
CITY ARENA TIME Oct. 5 Golden State Warriors Ontario, CA Citizens Business Bank Arena 7:00 pm
Oct. 6 Denver Nuggets Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center 6:30pm
Oct. 8 Denver Nuggets Ontario, CA Citizens Business Bank Arena 7:00 pm
Oct. 10 Sacramento Kings Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena 7:00 pm
Oct. 15 Golden State Warriors Beijing, China MasterCard Center TBD
Oct. 18 Golden State Warriors Shanghai, China Mercedes-Benz Arena TBD
Oct. 22 Utah Jazz
Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center 7:30 pm Oct. 25 Utah Jazz
Anaheim, CA Honda Center 7:00 pm Individual game tickets for the Lakers preseason games in Ontario, Las Vegas and Anaheim will go on sale at 10:00 am on Monday, April 22.
Tickets for the games in Ontario will be available by phone at 1-888-9-AXS-TIX (1-888-929-7849) or visit www.Cbbankarena.com. Tickets are priced at $25, $45, $70, $95 and $135.
Tickets for the game in Las Vegas will be sold at www.ticketmaster.com and available by phone at 1-800-4-NBA-TIX. Tickets are priced at $25, $40, $55, $75, $100 and $150.
Tickets for the game in Anaheim will be sold at www.ticketmaster.com and available by phone at 1-800-4-NBA-TIX. Tickets are priced at $27, $44, $79 and $129. Group seats of 15 or more are available for purchase by calling 714-940-2859 or visiting www.hondacenter.com.
Tickets for the preseason games in China and at STAPLES Center will go on sale at a later date.