Asami Yoshida, one of the greatest players in Japanese women's basketball history, announced her retirement on Monday, saying that she can no longer motivate herself even with the Tokyo Olympics drawing near.
The JX-Eneos Sunflowers, Yoshida’s home throughout her Women’s Japan Basketball League career, had already announced her decision last Friday. But on Monday she made it official, saying she would move forward to the next chapter of her life.
The 31-year-old made it clear that her exit was not only from the Sunflowers, but from the national team as well.