You'll need plane tickets, and possibly a passport, if you want to see the Timberwolves play in the preseason.
Wolves will play 3 preseason games; two in China, one in L.A.
The team will be overseas with Golden State as part of the NBA's Global Games.
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The Wolves will play the Lakers at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Sept. 30 before heading to China for games against Golden State Oct. 5 in Shenzhen and Oct. 8 in Shanghai as part of "NBA Global Games."
Minneapolis start times are 9 p.m. for the Lakers and 12:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. for the games in China.
The games in China are the first for the Wolves, who played in Japan in 1999.
The Wolves have a Chinese minority owner, Lizhang Jiang. Wolves players Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins have made marketing trips to China. After October, 14 NBA teams will have played in mainland China.
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is out because of a calf injury as the Wolves close out their week with back-to-back games at Target Center before the NBA All-Star break.