Yuta Watanabe has certainly become a basketball celebrity in Japan, having become the second-ever player from the country to play in the NBA this season.
But the youngster's celebrity seems to keep growing.
Since Watanabe, who signed a two-way deal with the Memphis Grizzlies in July, returned to Japan last Wednesday, he's been busy with various business and media obligations.
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