Yuta Watanabe is looking forward to competing for the title-chasing Jets. "I think people have high expectations of me as a former NBA player," he said.
There was an intense battle for every point down the stretch before Higashino and Watanabe finally prevailed in the Olympic badminton match.
Japanese badminton medal hopeful Yamaguchi faces a stiff test in the Olympic quarterfinals against South Korea's Se Young An, the top women's singles seed.
Reigning Basketball World Cup champion Germany beat Japan with a strong inside game and tough defense and never trailed in the Olympic contest.
After six seasons in the NBA, Yuta Watanabe brings his experience to the title-chasing Jets. He says he's "super excited" to start playing in Japan.
NBA forward Rui Hachimura is back on the national basketball team for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics, helping raise hopes of success in Paris.
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are one of the premier teams in the B.League, whose EASL involvement and several new arenas are helping raise its overall profile.
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The elite NBA Basketball School aims to nurture the next generation in Japan by imparting complex basketball skills with a focus on values, health and wellness.
Veteran forward Yuta Watanabe, who began his NBA career with the Grizzlies in 2018, returns to Memphis in a trade involving the Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn...
Hachimura and Watanabe have missed a combined 29 NBA games in the first half of the 2023-24 season for the Lakers and Suns, respectively.
Recapping the excitement from A to Z during 20 Basketball World Cup games in 10 days at Okinawa Arena, here is a fun rundown on the...