Yuta Watanabe covered his face with his jersey and a towel, sat on the bench for a few minutes and reflected on a disappointing Olympic tournament.
After three humbling games at the Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese men’s basketball team showed that it still has plenty of work to do to close a wide gap between Japan and the world’s best teams.
Japan made an early exit from the Games having gone winless, ending their tournament with a 97-77 loss to Argentina in their final Group B contest at Saitama Super Arena on Sunday.
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