The Japanese men's basketball team participating in the Paris Olympics held a practice session before their first official game this year. Players such as Yuki Kawamura and Yuki Togashi, who played in last year's World Cup, worked up a sweat practicing shooting.
Japan will play Guam, ranked 76th in the world, in the first round of the Asian Cup qualifying on the 22nd of this month. Head coach Tom Horvath said that the team's goal is to advance to the final eight at the Olympics.