Phoenix Suns forward Yuta Watanabe posted 24 points and seven rebounds in Japan's 109-89 loss Tuesday to Australia at Okinawa Arena in FIBA World Cup group play. After scoring just four points in ...

Phoenix Suns forward Yuta Watanabe walked off the Okinawa Arena court with a noticeable limp and in tears celebrating one of the biggest wins in Japan’s history in international men’s basketball ...

The Toronto Raptors have to do more work than most franchises when it comes to signing players. As a small market, Toronto had to find diamonds in the rough during draft time or take chances on ...

Yuta Watanabe is the lone member of the Phoenix Suns participating in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, and though his performances have been strong, Watanabe's home country of Japan will not be going any ...

Though the Japanese national team were unable to progress to the knockout stages of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, their time in the tournament wasn't wasted. After defeating Cape Verde 80-71, Japan secured ...

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LAS VEGAS — Yuta Watanabe couldn’t have known what time it was. The Raptors role player, one of the few bright spots from the otherwise wayward season spent in Tampa, Fla., was just a few minutes ...

Shohei Ohtani is the unquestioned king of the baseball world. What other reasonable conclusion could there be after the mega-star led Japan to the 2023 World Baseball Classic title? He even struck out ...

Going viral because you got dunked on? Yikes — unless you’re Yuta Watanabe, whose effort has endeared him to a growing wave of basketball fans in his home country, Japan. By Alex Wong Toronto Raptors ...

2023 FIBA World Cup action is officially underway, and the lone (current) member of the Phoenix Suns has already helped open festivities. Suns forward Yuta Watanabe played a major role for Japan on ...