SAPPORO -- Jerry Colangelo, managing director of the 2006-08 USA Basketball senior national team and the chairman of the Phoenix Suns, was the key person in bringing superstars like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony onto Team USA for the FIBA World Championship 2006.
The Japan Times caught up with him this week at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center.
Japan Times: You have been in Japan before. What is your impression of the Japanese basketball fans?