Forward Rui Hachimura suggested the Los Angeles Lakers would have the psychological edge in a potential playoff matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder following Sunday's 126-99 win over the team ...

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The National Basketball Association is planting a seed to boost its popularity in Japan, a country that has high growth potential in the sport, by opening a school to train young players.

He is following in the footsteps of Los Angeles Lakers star Rui Hachimura, former Grizzlies forward Yuta Watanabe, and Yuta Tabuse, the pioneering 5-foot-9 point guard who played four games for the ...

American and Japanese youths fostered friendship through their shared love of basketball over two weekends of friendly, ...

But instead of “Go team,” “Duke,” or even “Brotherhood,” a different call rang out: Borrowed from Japanese, “Kaizen” translated to English means “improvement,” or “change for the better.” For the No.

Mayo, a 2015 graduate of Messalonskee, is in his fourth season with the Japan Professional Basketball League’s Hiroshima ...