Latest on Lakers forward's injury (August 2) Japan's national basketball team has consistently represented the Land of the Rising Sun in international competitions. The basketball team of Japan is ...

in the feudal Japan-based series “Shōgun.” But as the international rules go, national basketball teams are allowed one naturalized player on each 12-man roster. And Hawkinson became a ...

Former NBA player and coach Corey Gaines is set to become the head coach of the Japanese women's national team, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Gaines, a 59-year-old from the United ...

Japan’s national basketball team capitalized on its speed, stamina and strength in three-point shoots to gain a berth in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Japan defeated Cape Verde 80-71 at the ...

Japan may have been bounced from the Basketball World Cup but not before one of its shortest players helped the national team overcome a naggingly high hurdle on the international stage.

Since adding guard Yuki Kawamura, the Memphis Grizzlies have seen a drastic rise in global fan support, especially in Japan.

A week after Japan international basketball forward Rui Hachimura had some harsh words about the running of the national team, Japan Basketball Association Secretary General Shinji Watanabe on ...