They may not have won the 2023 FIBA World Cup, but the Japanese men’s national basketball still had an opportunity this summer to solidify a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics with a win on Saturday morning. With Phoenix Suns forward Yuta Watanabe rostered, the team simply had to run the table against Venezuela and Cape Verde to do so.
Thursday they beat Venezuela. Today they beat Cape Verde, 80-71.
JAPAN, GET ON YOUR FEET - YOU ARE GOING TO THE OLYMPICS!