TOKYO, May 20, 2019 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced that Hornets Guard and three-time NBA All-Star Kemba Walker will visit Tokyo to celebrate the NBA Finals with fans in Japan. Walker will attend an NBA Finals public viewing party for fans hosted by Rakuten TV. Rakuten is the NBA’s exclusive live-game distribution partner in Japan and presenting partner of the NBA Japan Games 2019.
Rakuten TV will host NBA Finals viewing parties in Tokyo throughout the NBA Finals, with Walker attending the delayed viewing of Game 1 at the Shibuya Stream Hall on May 31.