Just days after kicking off its preparation for the FIBA World Cup, the Japanese men's national team was jolted by some startlingly bad news out of the blue.
Japan learned Tuesday that Yuki Togashi, the team's starting point guard, was diagnosed with a broken bone in his right hand and will be sidelined for two months — likely ruling him out of the World Cup.
According to the Chiba Jets Funabashi, Togashi's B. League club, he suffered the injury during practice on Saturday, the first day of Japan's training camp at the National Training Center.