Olympics: Tokyo silver medalist Japan winless in Paris basketball

Japan's women's basketball team finished the Paris Olympic tournament without a win on Sunday after being soundly beaten by Belgium 85-58.Just three years after losing only to the United States, once in the group stage and a second time in the Tokyo Olympic gold medal game, Japan finished bottom of its group in Paris with an 0-3 record.There were some positives, like when Maki Takada shot the lights out on the way to an equal game-high 24 against the Americans, but largely the team underperformed, finishing with a minus-64 scoring margin across its three games.On Sunday, head coach Toru Onz…READ FULL ARTICLE