Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green revealed that he was persuaded by Rakuten chairman Hiroshi Mikitani to come to Japan.
¡°This is like my fourth NBA trip that I¡¯ve done over the summer,¡± the three-time NBA champion said at a news conference on Saturday at the Tokyo headquarters of Rakuten, which launched a global partnership with the NBA while it became a sponsor for the Western Conference club last year.
¡°And obviously, with the partnership of Rakuten and Golden State Warriors, I¡¯ve got a chance to make it. And (Mikitani) said to me all year like ¡®You¡¯ve got to come to Japan, you¡¯ve got to come to Japan.¡¯ It¡¯s amazing. And I¡¯ve always heard about great things (about Japan). So this is definitely a trip that I wanted to take.¡±
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