Miyakawa Maya's Provocation

Miyakawa Maya's Provocation

After the game ended, neither team's players exchanged any polite farewells.

As sportsmanship dictated, even the losing team was supposed to shake hands with its opponents.

That would show sportsmanship and reflect well on their respective countries.

Besides, China Team had won, so they had even more reason to take the initiative and shake hands.

But first, Japan Team had lost by 101 points and been nailed to the pillar of historical shame. They were in no mood to shake hands with China Team.

And second, China Team already felt sour whenever they faced a team from that country. Since Japan Team had no interest in shaking hands, that suited them just fine. No need to do it, then.

After Miyakawa Maya finished commentating, she felt a little down.

She sat there in a daze at the Commentary Booth for a while.

Only after a cameraman behind her reminded her did she pull herself together. She hurried to the sidelines with her microphone to interview the players.

She interviewed Japan Team first.

She found Japan's head coach, Nisugi Shigeru.

Nisugi Shigeru's hair no longer looked so greasy or shiny.

"Coach, we lost by 101 points today. How will you comfort the players when you get back, so they can lift their spirits for the next game against Poland?"

Nisugi Shigeru replied, "I'm not just trying to comfort the players. I've said many times that our main reason for taking part in basketball competitions isn't to win. It's to help these players grow physically and mentally through the games."

"In basketball, you'll face a lot of setbacks. Today's game, for example, was the biggest setback we've suffered in years. I'll teach these players how to face setbacks, how to pick themselves up and keep moving forward after facing