As expected, the bj-league’s sixth annual All-Star Game was a light-hearted affair. Sure, a few of the players broke a sweat, but the amount of defense played in the prime-time showcase was far from typical if the comparison involved a regular-season contest. That wasn’t the point, though; of course, the fans expected dunks, no-looked passes, and plenty of street-ball acrobatics. [...]
Billy Hunter, executive director of the NBA Players Association said he was “99 percent sure” that a lockout will take place when the collective bargain agreement expires in June next year. This speculation stems from the continuing disagreement salaries, with the league stating that it wants to cut salaries by up to 38%. This, although spelling trouble for the NBA, [...]
25-year old power forward Zachary Andrews (203-F/C-85) put on an amazing game in the last round for Niigata Albirex and receives the Asia-basket.com BJ League Player of the Week award for round 19. He had a double-double of 25 points and 16 rebounds, while his team beat Shimane (#6, 8-11) 77-70. Niigata Albirex is a typical solid league team placed [...]
Who says a 41-year-old can’t be a productive basketball player? It certainly wasn’t Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, who had his second straight stellar game for the Kyoto Hannaryz on Sunday. Abdul-Rauf, who’ll turn 42 in March, scored a season-high 28 points in the series finale, leading Kyoto to a 112-90 victory over the visiting Toyama Grouses. The veteran guard, who started playing [...]
Who is the bj-league’s top Japanese rebounder? Ask this question to a number of people, and you are likely to get the same answer: Saitama Broncos forward Kazuya “J” Hatano. “Rebounding among Japanese players starts and ends with Hatano at Saitama,” Akita coach Bob Pierce told The Japan Times. “J wants them, he works for them, he fights guys for [...]
The fans have spoken and the best will be gathered for the BJ League All Star Game on 23rd January next year. Two time MVP, Lynn Washington collected a whopping 32,233 votes, almost 4000 more than the next player to prove his popularity in the Japanese basketball scene. The Eastern Conference’s starting lineup include guards, Naoto Takushi (Niigata Albirex BB) [...]
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