Just like other players, Levanga Hokkaido veteran guard/forward Takehiko Orimo is delighted about the inauguration of the B. League, the new men's top professional basketball league in Japan.
But he isn't getting too excited because he thinks that serious issues surrounding Japanese basketball still remain.
One of the biggest concerns Orimo has is about the development of Japanese men's basketball. The country's men's national team hasn't competed at the Olympics for four decades and hasn't been able to make its presence felt on the international stage in recent years.