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Saitama – The Kawasaki Brave Thunders captured their first Emperor’s Cup in seven years on Saturday. But it’s the way in which they did so that will hopefully serve as a confidence builder toward their ultimate goal — winning the B. League. When thinking of the Brave Thunders, stars such as Nick Fazekas, Ryusei Shinoyama and Naoto Tsuji, who together have anchored the team for much of the last decade, quickly come to mind. But the team didn’t have to lean on those players in order to ...

Mar 13, 2021 Saitama – The Kawasaki Brave Thunders captured their first Emperor’s Cup title in seven years on Saturday, taking the crown with a 76-60 win over the Utsunomiya Brex in the All-Japan Championship men’s final in front of a crowd of 4,738 at Saitama Super Arena. The Kanagawa Prefecture club, which lost against the Sunrockers Shibuya in the gold medal game last year, won the annual single-elimination tournament for the fourth time. “We’re extremely happy that we wer...

Feb 4, 2021 Midway through the second quarter of a home contest against the Chiba Jets Funabashi, Nick Fazekas, the Kawasaki Brave Thunders center, nailed a free throw to record the 6,000th point of his career in Japan. Following the game, a 77-67 loss, Fazekas said the B. League Eastern Conference club had “been good to me” and “guys that have been with me are a big reason why I’ve got the 6,000.” “It’s been a fun ride and something one day I’ll look back on,” said F...

Jan 14, 2021 The Kawasaki Brave Thunders came through late — capitalizing on a strong offensive effort from Naoto Tsuji — to pull away for a 72-62 win over the Chiba Jets Funabashi in the quarterfinals of the prestigious Emperor’s Cup tournament on Wednesday night. Kawasaki booked a spot in the semifinals alongside the Alvark Tokyo, Utsunomiya Brex and SeaHorses Mikawa. The Brave Thunders will take on Mikawa while Utsunomiya and Tokyo will square off. The semifinals will be held ...