Toshimitsu Kawachi, the bj-league commissioner, said that the organizing committee for a unified professional basketball league in Japan has discussed things "constructively."
But he also said, "we don't know what's going to happen."
It sounds like the future is still cloudy. But one thing is for sure: The clock is ticking and the FIBA-imposed deadline is still Oct. 31.
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