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Rui Hachimura makes early Olympic exit and has left Japan's men's basketball team with calf injury

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...

Wembanyama takes over in OT, helps France escape a serious challenge from Japan at the Paris Games

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...

Strazel helps lift France past Japan in OT at Olympics, Canada also set up to advance. Greece falls

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...