GINOWAN, Okinawa -- Pick a sport, any sport, and the following is a guarantee: All-Star games are fun events for fans and players alike.
Forward Kazuya Hatano, of the Osaka Evessa, will start for the West squad in the inaugural bj-league All-Star Game on Saturday in Okinawa.
YOSHIAKI MIURA PHOTONaturally, the fans relish the chance to see a large number of a league's best players in the same building on the same day.