Kawasaki ¨C Takuya Kita and Takahiro Setsumasa were once star guards at Todoroki Arena, but almost never played in front of packed stands.
That¡¯s not the case today for the Kawasaki Brave Thunders, who have grown into one of the B. League¡¯s most popular clubs.
On Sunday, the pair were in attendance to see their jersey numbers ¡ª Kita¡¯s No. 51, Setsumasa¡¯s No. 8 and the No. 40 of Freddie Cowan, the club¡¯s first-ever import player ¡ª retired during halftime of the Brave Thunders¡¯ game against the Osaka Evessa.
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