In the NBA = American professional basketball, Wizards, to which Rui Hachimura belongs, and Raptors, Yuta Watanabe, played against each other on the 6th, but both missed and the Japanese player confrontation this season was not realized.
Hachimura missed two games in a row due to poor physical condition in the game held in Tampa, Florida on the 6th, and Watanabe, who started the game the day before, also missed due to pain in his right ankle.
The direct confrontation between the two teams was the last of this season, but Watanabe was absent the first time and Hachimura was absent the second time, so the direct confrontation between the two Japanese players was not realized this season.
After an extension of the match, Wizards won 131-129, with a total record of 31 wins and 36 losses, keeping 10th place to advance to the playoffs.
The Raptors lost 27-40 in a row, retreating to 12th place.