Legendary basketball star Takehiko Orimo officially brought the curtain down on his professional career after 27 years during an online news conference on Sunday.

Orimo, who will turn 50 on May 14, entered this season having already said he would hang up his jersey after the 2019-20 B. League campaign.

Unfortunately, the Levanga Hokkaido shooting guard was not given a chance to successfully walk off into the sunset, as the season was abruptly called off in March, with one-third of the campaign remaining, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. As a result, Orimo's final game came against the Kawasaki Brave Thunders on March 15 in an empty Todoroki Arena, with spectators banned because of the virus.