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. Josh Hawkinson, a U.S.-born ...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Call this the season of “next man up.” With so many stars from last year either transferred or graduated, new players have ventured to Japan from other locales or have moved ...

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — The Paris Olympics are over early for Japan’s Rui Hachimura. Japan’s basketball federation said in a statement Friday morning that Hachimura will sit out its game ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese basketball officials, fans and media hailed the selection of Rui Hachimura in the NBA draft, saying the move will usher in a new era for the sport in Japan. Hachimura became the ...

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France -- The Paris Olympics are over early for Japan's Rui Hachimura. Japan's basketball federation said in a statement Friday morning that Hachimura would not play against Brazil ...

Japan has now lost all three of its games in the opening stages of the Olympics. They fell to Brazil 102-84 on Friday. This was Brazil's first win of the tournament. Neither team is likely to make it ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan – It was just a three-minute scrimmage, but when 9-year-old Quentin Sykes sank a buzzer beater to seal his team's 4-0 win, the entire Youth Center here erupted like he’d just clenched ...

With the knockout stage virtually out of reach, Japan and Brazil will close out Group B play each hoping to leave the Paris 2024 Olympic Games basketball tournament with a single victory. Brazil is ...

Already one of the biggest players on the court. Cleveland Cavaliers star Jarrett Allen was big in Japan during Game 4 of the 2025 NBA Finals. The event took place in Tokyo alongside Japanese pro ...

Penn State has developed a strong basketball presence in Japan, where the country's best professional player and its men's national team coach are former Nittany Lions. D.J. Newbill, one of the top ...

The event took place in Tokyo alongside Japanese pro hooper Keisei Tominaga. Allen and Tominaga watched Game 4 of the ongoing championship series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers ...