Raku Yamura “Aiming to playoff” to restart NBA Wizards 4th July 7:38
Before the NBA=American professional basketball, which had been suspended due to the effect of the new coronavirus, will be resumed later this month, Wizards Ran Yamura attends a news conference For that reason, I want to put my health first and aim for the playoffs.”
At NBA, the season has been suspended since it was confirmed that athletes were infected with the new coronavirus in the middle of March, but it will be restarted from this month 30th.
The Wizards, to which Yamura belongs, are practicing in Washington, where they are based, in preparation for the resumption, and on the 3rd, Yamura attended a press conference online.
Yamura said that he was doing weight training to increase his weight by about 5 kilos during the period he had been suspended, and he also focused on three-point shooting, which he had been working on.
I also had the opportunity to talk with my coaches and players in an online meeting about their play while watching their matches so far, ``I don't know when it will resume, but until now I haven't had time like this. I was able to learn a lot because it was so few. I think that I was able to spend this period without wasting time in anticipation of what I need to do in the future."
And for the season to resume, "I was worried about the infection, but I wanted to play as a player, so I didn't hesitate to take part in it. Thinking first, I want to aim for the playoffs," he said with enthusiasm.
Yamura participated in a demonstration against racism held in Washington last month together with other players, saying, "NBA is not only playing basketball, but also working to improve society. I think it's great to speak out to discrimination."
The NBA, which will reopen on the 30th of this month, will have 22 teams in Orlando, Florida, to play the match, with the exception of eight teams that were not expected to advance to the playoffs.
The first match of Wizards will be on the 31st and will play against Sands.