TOKYO - The B.League will host its first overseas games in September in the Philippines as Japan's top basketball competition seeks to raise its international profile while bolstering ties with the 2023 World Cup co-host.
Levanga Hokkaido will face Gunma Crane Thunders in preseason games Sept. 9-10 at SM Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, the venue for the FIBA Basketball World Cup final, in a year marking the 70th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and the Philippines.
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