Point guard Yuta Tabuse, the only Japanese ever to have played in the NBA, said Saturday he is aiming to make a comeback to the world's biggest stage after receiving an invitation from the Dallas Mavericks to take part in a two-day minicamp next month.
The 28-year-old Tabuse received word from his agent on Thursday while attending a camp for the national team that he has been invited to the Mavericks' minicamp on June 11-12.
Tabuse was a candidate for Japan to play in the FIBA East Asia Basketball Championship getting under way on June 10 in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, but he said the opportunity to have a chance to play again in the NBA was too good to ignore.