Internationally renowned basketball skill guru Ganon Baker came to Japan earlier this month to teach local boys and girls some of the drills and techniques required to elevate a player's game.
At an event in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, which was the final of five clinics he held across Japan, Baker worked with participants ranging in age from about 6 to high school teenagers all at the same time. The 44-year-old has trained many NBA stars, including LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul, so the setting was a little unusual.
Nevertheless, his coaching philosophy, which is to tell players what they need to do in a straightforward manner, didn't change.