Takuya Kita and Takahiro Setsumasa were once star guards at Todoroki Arena, but almost never played in front of packed stands.
That’s not the case today for the Kawasaki Brave Thunders, who have grown into one of the B. League’s most popular clubs.
On Sunday, the pair were in attendance to see their jersey numbers — Kita’s No. 51, Setsumasa’s No. 8 and the No. 40 of Freddie Cowan, the club’s first-ever import player — retired during halftime of the Brave Thunders’ game against the Osaka Evessa.