Right after the final buzzer, the TV camera momentarily caught head coach Julio Lamas giving a strong hug to athletic trainer Takeo Ichiyanagi after they helped accomplish a big feat in the Middle East in late February.
Koichi Sato, the sports performance director for the national teams of the Japan Basketball Association, teases Ichiyanagi, saying it was such a "passionate" embrace.
"I just happened to be there," Ichiyanagi bashfully responded.
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