NBA = American professional basketball player Yuta Watanabe of the Grizzlies injured his right wrist and missed the game on the 4th.
Watanabe said that he had been feeling pain for about two weeks, and said, ``I consulted with the team and decided that it would be better to heal properly once.I don't know how long it will take to recover, but I think it will get better if I rest properly.'' ” he said.
NBA Grizzlies player Watanabe missed the game against the Nets held in New York, the opponent's home base, on the 4th.
In an interview before the match, Watanabe revealed that he had been having pain in his right wrist for about two weeks, saying, ``I probably twisted it during practice.My right hand is not my dominant hand, so I thought it would be okay, but it actually got worse.'' After consulting with the team, I decided that it would be better to heal properly once."
Regarding the prospect of a return to normalcy, he said, ``I don't know how long it will take, but I think it will get better if I rest properly.At least I will take the next game off, and if necessary, I will take more rest.''
Watanabe was traded to his old team, the Grizzlies, last month, and has appeared in five games so far, averaging 2.6 points and struggling with a three-point shooting success rate of 10%.