Jun Ikeda has been involved in the sports business world since his stint as president of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, which began in 2012.
Even so, he barely knew anything about the Saitama Broncos, the basketball club he now runs as the owner.
For Ikeda, however, a deep knowledge of the team, or even of the sport of basketball, isn’t key to running a successful ballclub.
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