Takehiko Inoue x Yuta Watanabe Special Talk 01
With the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup starting in late August approaching, we had a big conversation.
Takehiko Inoue, creator of the manga “SLAM DUNK”, and Yuta Watanabe, who has fought through five seasons in the NBA and has decided to play for the new Phoenix Suns from the new season.
Now that the popularity of basketball has taken root in Japan and is expanding, the content of the interview was too interesting and wide-ranging.
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A rare photo of Takehiko Inoue (left) and Yuta Watanabe (right) See photos related to this article
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The last time they met was about four years ago. Around the time Watanabe signed with the Memphis Grizzlies. Since then, Mr. Inoue has continued to watch Watanabe, who has steadily built up his career and continued to grow in the fiercely competitive world of the NBA.
The NBA 2022-23 season has been a turning point for Watanabe himself. The big talk between Takehiko Inoue and Yuta Watanabe started with this topic.
WatanabeMy fifth season in the NBA was definitely a turning point for me. Later on, when I look back on my career and ask, “Where was the turning point?”
I couldn’t get a contract before the season, so at first I was thinking of starting from scratch in the G League. At that time, he was told by the (Brooklyn) Nets without guarantee, “I want you to come to camp first.” It was a season that I approached with the determination that this would be my last.
InoueUntil then, I had been doing things that Japanese people hadn’t done before, so I didn’t have a lot of ideas about what to expect from this season alone. But it was amazing.
It was a great moment that reminded me of “Linsanity” (a coined term that praises Jeremy Lin, who had a big break with the New York Knicks in the 2011-12 season). It gave me a lot of strength. I was so excited.
2023-07-25 05:36:50
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