As a professional sports league grows, players become established stars. Such is the case with the bj-league, where Japanese basketball players are becoming household names in their home country.
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| Takamatsu's Yu Okada is The Japan Times' most valuable Japanese player for the 2006-07 bj-league season. TAKAMATSU FIVE ARROWS PHOTO |
The bj-league wrapped up its second regular season on April 1. The two-day playoffs tip off on April 21.