May 13, 2021
The B. League was forced to call off the final third of the 2019-20 campaign due to the coronavirus crisis and was still feeling the effects of the pandemic this year, with the virus forcing the cancellation of some games. Unlike last season, however, the league will be able to stage the playoffs this season.
Below are a few interesting things to watch out for during the eight-team postseason, which kicks off Friday.
The Brex shooting for another title
Utsunomiya, champion of the league’s inaugural season, had another great year, posting the top division’s best winning percentage at .817.
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Published April 24, 2021, 4:57 PM
Thirdy Ravena was forced to sit out the weekend matches of the San-En Neophoenix against the Osaka Evessa at home due to an injured left knee.
San-En made the announcement hours before yesterday’s game in Toyohashi City, adding that Ravena got the injury during a game against Ryukyu last April 14.
The team made no additional information about Ravena’s condition.
Ravena has been dealing with injuries since he made his debut for the Japan B.League club in November.
He missed 22 games after fracturing his right finger in early-January and was also sidelined in early-December after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Published April 18, 2021, 5:06 PM
Thirdy Ravena (Photo from San-En Neophoenix)
Thirdy Ravena and the San-En Neophoenix saw the postponement of their two road games against the Shinshu Brave Warriors in Japan’s B.League due to COVID-19 issues affecting the host squad.
San-En was supposed to face Shinshu the weekend matches in Chikuma when the B.League called off Saturday’s game due to contact tracing measures made after several members of the Kyoto Hannaryz tested positive for the coronavirus.
Sunday’s game was eventually postponed by the league after RT-PCR tests revealed that two Shinshu players were infected.
It is still unknown as to when the two games are going to be rescheduled.