NBA Yasushi Hachimura is the first Japanese player to start in the opening round

NBA Yasushi Yasushi enters the opening round first Japanese player October 24, 10:03

NBA, American professional basketball, and Wizards Yasushi Yamura started on the 23rd in Dallas, Texas in the opening round against Mavericks. This is the first time that a Japanese player has started in the opening game of the NBA.

Yamura became the third Japanese player to participate in the NBA game following Yuta Tanabe in 2004 and Yuta Watanabe last year.