Olympics: Japan men given basketball lesson by Spain in teams' opener

Rui Hachimura and Japan's men's basketball team were given a baptism of fire by Spain's golden generation in the teams' first game of the Tokyo Olympics, the home heroes beaten 88-77 on Monday night.Spain, semifinalists at the last three Olympic Games and silver medalists twice, may have been the sternest test Japan could have faced first up at these Olympics, their long history together, veteran players and NBA experience a potent combination against a team full of Olympic debutants.And so it proved, with the Europeans breaking the Group C game at Saitama Super Arena wide open with a 19-0 …READ FULL ARTICLE