The San-en NeoPhoenix's recent acquisition of former NBA player Josh Childress came as a surprise near the middle of the inaugural B. League season.
Landing in another country to play basketball is a totally different animal, and there is no exception to that even for a guy like Childress, who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the No. 6 pick in the 2004 NBA Draft.
After the NeoPhoenix's 80-67 loss to the Yokohama B-Corsairs at Yokohama International Swimming Pool last Saturday, which their head coach Hiroki Fujita called "the worst game of the season by us," Childress reflected on his personal performance, saying he "struggled a lot."