With an announcement that it is bringing games back to Japan, the National Basketball Association on Tuesday showed that the nation is back on its radar.The world's premier basketball league held a flashy press event to announce that the Houston Rockets, with last season's MVP James Harden, will take on the Eastern Conference powerhouse Toronto Raptors in Saitama in two preseason games on Oct. 8 and 10."Today's announcement comes at a time when there is enormous momentum for basketball within a thriving Japanese sports culture," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said via video link to a press co…READ FULL ARTICLE
