Jul 14, 2021
When a series of training camps kicked off for the Japan men’s national basketball team weeks ago, Gavin Edwards was believed to be on the outside looking in when it came to the only spot permitted for a naturalized Japanese citizen.
But head coach Julio Lamas surprised many and wound up selecting Edwards over Ryan Rossiter for his final 12-man roster for the Tokyo Olympics.
“I’m just very excited. It’s definitely a huge honor because to be part of the final 12-man roster is a huge accomplishment, because there are some great players that were in the camp,” Edwards told reporters in a recent online interview. “And I think everybody played really hard and I think that we can put it together. We have put together a really good team and we’re working towards just making everybody proud and just really happy.”
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The Kawasaki Brave Thunders are determined to accomplish big things with their signature “Big Lineup.”
With the 2020-21 playoffs around the corner, the Brave Thunders are currently seen by many as one of the league’s legitimate title contenders.
Kawasaki extended its record since Feb. 6 to 22-3 following Saturday’s dominant 108-88 win over the Sunrockers Shibuya. That result extended the team’s winning streak to seven games, including a pair of two-game series sweeps against powerhouses Chiba Jets and Utsunomiya Brex.
One of the major components that have made the late-season run possible for the Kanagawa Prefecture club, which finished runner-up in the league’s inaugural 2016-17 campaign, is that their Big Lineup is working so effectively.