VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — The little guys almost won.
In an Olympic men’s basketball game of extreme contrast in size between France and Japan, the host team that features the likes of Victor Wembanyama (7-foot-4) and Rudy Gobert (7-1) was almost taken down by 5-8 point guard Yuki Kawamura.
France ultimately won 94-90 in overtime, but the victory was far from simple. Kawamura, the Japanese 23-year-old who recently signed with the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA, finished with 29 points (including six 3s), seven rebounds and six assists to lead the way for his underdog team.
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Even more remarkably, Japan was almost able to pull off the stunner despite losing the program’s best
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