A potential work stoppage could put a damper on a positive year for the WNBA, which has already set its all-time attendance ...

France's Nicolas Batum, left, reaches in on Japan's Rui Hachimura in a men's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. Credit: AP/Michael ...

The Japanese archipelago is in anger.The Japanese men's basketball A team, led by head coach Tom Horvath, lost 73 to 97 in ...

As Japan’s men’s basketball team attempts to rebound from some losses at the Paris Olympics, one player’s presence on the team has generated some buzz among surprised fans.

The two became engaged last year. Tanaka joined him at spring training this year in Arizona. Tanaka, 27, played for the Fujitsu Red Wave of the Women’s Japan Basketball League from 2019 to 2023.

Kawamura has played a lot of basketball with Hachimura because of his Japanese national team experience, but he got to see what Morant was talking about at Crypto.com Arena.

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One Japanese women’s basketball fan tried to troll the US women’s national team over the decision to leave Caitlin Clark off the roster for this year’s Olympics in Paris. The spectator, who ...

I mean, like I said, basketball players in Japan, they don't express their emotions on the court very often, so I think Keisei has been one of those exceptions to me," said Nagatsuka.

Thanks to social media, that mystery has now been solved. Thursday in an Instagram story, Ohtani posted a photo, where he is standing next to Japanese basketball player Mamiko Tanaka.