Aug. 02, 2024 05:16 AM EDT
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — The Paris Olympics are over early for Japan’s Rui Hachimura.
Japan’s basketball federation said in a statement Friday morning that Hachimura will sit out its game against Brazil due to a left calf injury.
The team said that...
Jul. 30, 2024 17:32 PM EDT
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — The first three minutes were easy for Victor Wembanyama on Tuesday. So were the last five minutes.
Everything else was a grind.
Grabbing at his lower right leg after a quick trip off the court late in the first quarter, then...
Jul. 30, 2024 17:20 PM EDT
VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — In any language, expletives are sometimes present on the basketball court.
After scoring his sixth consecutive point in overtime of France's dramatic 94-90 win over Japan at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, French star Victor Wembanyama couldn't help...