Basketball / B. League Jul 15, 2020
B. League revises criteria for club licenses due to COVID-19 fallout
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The decision was made to help clubs cope with the financial fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Basketball / B. League Jun 11, 2020
Shinji Shimada embraces challenge of leading B. League
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Shimada said that having run companies over the last quarter-century, including a travel agency and the Jets, he has been adept at turning them around.
Basketball / B. League May 27, 2020
Shinji Shimada to replace Masaaki Okawa as B. League chief
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Okawa’s term was to expire next summer, but he decided to hand the baton to the next person a year early.
Basketball / B. League Apr 25, 2020
B. League realigns conferences for upcoming season
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The B. League has announced its conference assignments for the 2020-21 season
Basketball / B. League Apr 14, 2020
B. League to realign teams into two conferences for 2020-21 season
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The B. League will play its 2020-21 season with teams split into two conferences — the East and West — instead of three, which has been the format since its inception in 2016, the league announced following a meeting of its governors on Tuesday. The ...
Basketball / B. League Mar 27, 2020
B. League cancels remainder of season, playoffs
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the B. League ran out of all options but one: canceling the remainder of the 2019-20 season. The league announced on Friday that it will not play any of the games remaining on the schedule, including the postseason. The ...
Basketball / B. League Mar 17, 2020
B. League suspends season again; no games until at least April 1
by Kaz Nagatsuka
After a chaotic weekend, the B. League decided to once again suspend its regular season as the COVID-19 outbreak continues. But this time, there will basically be no more makeup games. The men's professional circuit revealed on Tuesday that it will cancel all first- and second-division ...
Basketball / B. League Mar 11, 2020
B. League announces plan to return to court on weekend
by Kaz Nagatsuka
While most sports leagues and organizations have refrained from holding contests and events amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the B. League made the tough decision to resume its regular season this weekend, but without spectators, the pro basketball circuit announced on Wednesday. A total of 72 ...
Basketball / B. League Mar 10, 2020
B. League unveils revamped playoff format
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the B. League has revamped its postseason schedule, it announced on Tuesday. Late last month, the league decided to suspend regular-season contests until Wednesday, making them up later on by pushing back the start of the postseason. Now, with a revised ...
Basketball / B. League | B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK Feb 27, 2020
B. League coaches and players support decision to postpone games
by Ed Odeven
A state of uncertainty is the current reality for sports leagues, athletes, coaches and organizers spanning the globe. The B. League, now in its fourth season, is dealing with that reality, too. Masaaki Okawa, the B. League chairman, announced on Wednesday evening that the circuit will ...
Basketball / B. League Feb 26, 2020
B. League to postpone games until March 11 because of coronavirus
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The B. League made the difficult decision to put its regular season on hold from this weekend through March 11 amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the pro basketball circuit announced Wednesday. As a result, 99 games in the first and second divisions will not take ...
Basketball / B. League | B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK Jan 23, 2020
Shimane coach Yukinori Suzuki gets two-month suspension for power harassment
by Ed Odeven
Shimane Susanoo Magic head coach Yukinori Suzuki has received a two-month suspension by the league for power harassment, it was announced on Tuesday. Suzuki's punishment is for his treatment of an unnamed team staff member and a Shimane player, according to a league-issued statement and ...