The bj-league is working tirelessly around the clock to make itself a recognizable product — a collection of teams, coaches and players that is identifiable and popular — in a nation where basketball plays second fiddle to almost every other sport. And it deserves credit for elevating the profile of the sport in Japan.
As the league wrapped up its third season on Sunday, and Osaka Evessa fulfilled their preseason vow to earn a three-peat, beating the Tokyo Apache 66-56 at Ariake Colosseum, the accomplishment was overshadowed by a glaring mistake: Lynn Washington was named the 2007-08 bj-league MVP.
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