Yuta Watanabe already frustrated. And not only by the heavy inaugural defeat of Japan, one of the host countries of the World Cup, against Germany (63-81). At the end of the meeting, the Japanese leader was annoyed on X / Twitter by the number of empty seats in the first rows of the Okinawa Arena.
” Tickets for yesterday’s match have all been sold out. And I heard that many people wanted places but couldn’t get them. I don’t understand why the seats in front of the team benches were empty “Asks the new player of the Suns, photo in support.
” If you’re handing out tickets to people who won’t come, you should be selling them to fans who really want to watch the game. », Claims the local of the stage. The message got through but should have no effect because Japan’s next two pool matches, against Finland and Australia, are already “sold out”.
In this first meeting against Germany, it is possible that some local fans lost their enthusiasm due to the dominance of the visitors.
At the break, Moritz Wagner (25 points and 9 rebounds) and his family were already leading by more than 20 points (31-53). Japan Yuta Watanabe (20 points) resisted more in the second half, but failed to pick up.
