Yuta Watanabe of the NBA = American professional basketball Raptors said in an interview with NHK on the 19th that the condition of the calf injured on the left foot was "still at the stage of about 60%, tomorrow is still severe" and the opening game on the 20th I will miss it.
The 27-year-old Watanabe has won the fierce competition for members this season, which is his fourth year in the NBA, and is the first player to be selected for each team with a maximum of 15 players. There was concern about participating in the war.
Watanabe said in an interview with NHK at the team's practice field in Toronto, Canada on the 19th, saying, "It's still about 60% of the time, and tomorrow's opening game is still tough. I think, "he said, and will miss the opening match with Wizards, to which Rui Hachimura belongs.
Watanabe cites the accumulation of fatigue as the cause of injuries. It was ideal if I could do it in this state, but now I'm not impatient and I want to give top priority to reducing fatigue. "
On the other hand, Wizards' Hachimura, who was delayed in joining the team due to personal reasons, will miss the opening game because he could not participate in the team practice as of the 19th, and the match between Japanese players will be In November, it was carried over to a match in Washington.
Watanabe commented on the match against Hachimura, saying, "We also want to do it sooner, but we can't help it because of the situation of injury. I think many people are looking forward to it, but I will definitely play it someday. So I hope you can wait patiently now. "