Funabashi, Japan, May 5, 2025 (AFP) - Basketball bust-ups threaten ambitious Japan's hoop dreams

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2025-05-05

Japan has ambitious plans to become a basketball powerhouse but a row involving star player Rui Hachimura and disagreements over the domestic league's direction mean success is anything but a slam dunk. Once a minnow on the world stage, Japan qualified for last year's Paris Olympics and took eventual silver medallists France to overtime in the group phase, helped by a handful of NBA-based players including Los Angeles Lakers forward Hachimura. At......

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