The Japan men’s basketball team arrives at Naha Airport and is greeted by fans on the evening of the 22nd.
The Japanese national team, who will participate in the Men’s Basketball World Cup (World Cup), which will open on the 25th, arrived in Okinawa on the 22nd, where the heated battle will be held. About 500 fans greeted him at Naha Airport, and coach Horvath and players such as Watanabe of the US professional NBA Suns waved in response.
At the welcome ceremony, the coach expressed his determination, “We finally came to Okinawa. We practiced for a really long time and built a good team. I want to show our best basketball from now on.”
The World Cup is co-hosted by Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia. Japan’s goal is to win the right to participate in the Paris Olympics, which is given to the top Asian team, and will face Germany in the first round match (Okinawa Arena) on the 25th.
2023-08-22 11:56:47
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