Fastest Growing League You Didn't Know About 

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As a Filipino I’m glad B-League is getting the recognition it deserves. Unlike our local league here. Even Manny Pacquiao’s league is better nowadays

My opinion as a Filipino: -parity and fairness -no corruption -open to improvement and modernization -more imports -higher salary -open to foreign coaches (Tim Cone and Norman who are basically Filipino) -supports national team

some of the Philippines’ elite ballers now playing in Japan’s B. League 🏀 Not surprising, since the Philippines’ own PBA is down in the dumps

As an asian basketball enjoyer, i'd like to correct that Basketball rn comes in after Baseball, Football and Volleyball. The japanese really do love their volleyball and the leagues / competitions are established way before any basketball leagues set foot in the country Which is no hard knock on the sport, it's still the fastest growing sport in the country. Even surpasing rugby at some point

Japan also has the perfect time zone to watch NBA games.

J‐League football and Nippon Baseball League rule Japan. Basketball is just recently rising. They are even importing Filipinos to play for their teams. Whenever I think of Japanese basketball, I can't help but remember Slam Dunk and the anime with the generational players.

Japan also had 5 NCAA D1 players this past season.

50% female fans is important than people think. Sports are traditionally a male thing so to see basketball being loved by women as big time. Every basketball league in the world should strive for that split.

please as an italian you should cover our terrible situation with basketball in both LBA and Italbasket

This video is really accurate! Basketball in Japan is really getting exciting lately

As a Filipino, I initially thought that going to Japan was quite a downgrade for our top players since the top pleague few years ago was CBA, or in FIBA terms, NBL but I was wrong. In a span of few years JBL seem better than CBA and possibly getting better than NBL. I noticed that some top guys in NBL struggle in playing in JBL.

When I watched European basketball leagues, I thought there were more men. But Japanese B-League, there are more women than men. Therefore, there is an atmosphere where people who do not know much about basketball can easily come and watch the games.

It’s amazing how they grew in just a span of 5 years

Do one about BAL (basketball Africa league)

I live in Japan, haven't had the chance to see it live in person, but have seen several games on TV. But there seems to be an NCAA basketball type of atmosphere, while having the entertainment like the NBA. With the players also being fundamentally sound (to which maybe one of the reasons why Japan's women's and mens basketball teams had success in Olympics and in FIBA World Cup), it's definitely worthy to watch, TV or in person, as I would hope to get some tickets to see the games next season. And it also helps that Slam Dunk, the iconic sports manga/anime considered one of the best of all time, had the movie come out in December of 2022. It has a cult-like following in Asia, and a great storyline that can make you cry.

Even though I've never played against a Japanese player, when I was younger we played against some Filipino missionaries that were visiting the US and man they COOKED us. We had no clue that basketball was huge in the Philippines and Asia in general. Glad to see the game is growing globally.

As a Filipino, this is a two edged sword. B league has been a great platform and probably the greatest thing that could happen for our local players.They play in a much better competition which they translate in the national team and at the same time getting paid really well. Second is that, this pains many Filipino fans that we could only wish we have the same leaderships and innovations as the Japanese have. The B league hasn't been existing for 10 years yet they already had a major breakthrough by qualifying for the Olympics. They might even produce Japanese players in the NBA way faster than the Philippines. Basketball leaders and the system here in the Philippines are so incompetent, corrupt and rotten a that it's laughable that how can a country who is sitting in a basketball gold mine yet they can't even put an organized and "moral" system for it. The professional league here will celebrate its 50th year yet nothing has changed ever since it was founded except for its obvious incompetency and decline. By the way, Indonesia has actually taken the Japan B league model. Watch out for that country because they'll be coming for that Philippine "dominance" in the region.

I love the B league. I’ve been following it for a couple years now.

I've been watching some games (they're streaming all b1 playoff games on youtube, btw), and it's really surprising how packed the arenas are. They're not huge arenas, mind you, but the atmosphere it brings makes every game feel huge.

Wasn't expecting B.League coverage, very nice!

When I visit Japan I am watching a B.League game!

"Get ready to learn japanese buddy" 😭

Thank you for sharing

3:06 D.J. Newbill is one of the best players in B.League in Japan!

japan sports events are booming, baseball, volleyball, rugby, football and now basketball. japan no. 1!

Japan going up, 💯, rest of the Asian leagues are struggling…

me watching kai sotto play: i need that, we need that -pep guardiola

I love the Japanese B.League it's a different brand of basketball. It's like NBA is double-dutch ice cream, and it's wonderful and great and you love it but there's also mango ice cream which is also awesome.

Japan basketball is really on the rise!

On the other end, you need to make a video about the decline of Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), the oldest pro basketball league on Asia. That would be fun.

As a basketball fan and bartender, I often get off late from work and watch some Japanese games. Sometimes German games in the afternoon too. Growing leagues around the world. France wants it. Brazil wants it. Even teams in the Middle East. It's awesome.

I hope that the MPBL could experience this level of growth soon😀

She said “he makes it in his eye”!!🤣😂😭😭 2:10

For me the break up moment for Japanese basketball was the 3rd Window Qualifiers for the 2019 world cup, especially that game Against Australia when they had a record 0-4, with a young Hachimura and Watanabe, Wins o go home game. Giving to Australia their first L since they are on FIBA Asia and then winning their remaining 8 matches qualifying for the world cup. A movie narrative 🤣🤣

please make a documentary about the strange rules and degrading situation PBA

basket news, you should make a documentary about the PBA. the oldest league in Asia but its a trash league now since how its handled. one of it is having a height restriction for a playing import. one owner has 3 teams in which they can manipulate trades to power their number one team. etc

A very good product, with free games here in RU-vid for intenational audience

I knew about it. I live here since many years and saw several games live. I even know some bleague players in personal ( also Japanese national team players) cause many started playing at a big outdoor park in Tokyo. Atmosphere at the games are really nice, strange though that the majority of fans in the stands are children ( majority girls ) and woman . Still nice !

Back then,every Filipino kid's dream was to play in PBA now its BLeague 😂

Dayum Japan already had better arenas than France 😢 fuck it we suck...

I recently got into B League, it's pretty entertaining.

im glad Japan had enough sense to ditch the BJ League name.

Next thing. The dying philippine basketball association or mainly the different domestic leagues in the philippines. I wanna know if it will affect the philippines status in fiba.

Japan really serious to grow their Basketball League to produce a Talent that can compete in World Cup!

Japan Basketball League is growing faster and much bigger market across ASIAN Basketball League opposite to Philippine Basketball Association its sucks and awful

B league is also the top destination of Filipino basketball.players as they can develop their skills better there.

I thought this dude was going to talk about the T-1 league. The B League has caught my interest though!

Filipino are my favourite ppl to play basketball w Auckland nz is starting to get a huge population of Filipinos and they are fkn awesome to play ball w

They're very organized and there is always a hierachy involved.

11th place?! If they were 11th place they would have advanced to the 2nd round. Try 19th place

Look at Japanese basketball, slowly on the rise, while Philippine basketball, is slowly falling down due to awful management

Cingular wireless basketball logo? 😂

What. Out for japan... once they put an eye into one sport they dominate after some years ( look at the little leagues , or how they won germany at the world cup, etc) so, basically in some years either the league will start pulling very competitive players

Bro its from slam dunk series lol

I wonder why Watanabe doesn't play in Euroleague.

most Filipino imports benefited in playing in b.league... though there are some notable ones that did not succeed.

Women's Volleyball is more popular than basketball in the Philippines right now.

tell the b league put me in the game

Japan has grown tremendously in rugby union as well. That makes two sports that Japan is doing much better than South Korea. In fact, Taiwan will become much better than South Korean in basketball too. The sport is huge there.

Can someone explain why FIBA has a say on how JBA should run their organization?

A lot safer than playing in China, I see why international players would choose it over others if the pay was similar

I wonder if a relegation system would boost competitiveness in the nba

while the league in the philippines (pba) stick to their old ways and refuse to embrace change. Only focusing on the business side which hurts the development of our players.

The basketball is growing incredible fast on many countries East-ASIA in the last 8 years!. The b-league, Taiwanese League, Indonesia leagues, and many others... It wouldn't be a surprise if in 20 years that region becomes the epicenter of the World Basketball.

Japan always plays tacticaly advanced i every sport. maybe they do not have the athleticism that much but they always play very advanced schemes.

Relegation should be adopted by the NBA. NBA and the euro league should merge and create a real “global” league.

Oh no... If Japanese kids start pursuing basketball, you know insane coaches & basketball drill sergeants won't be far behind 😅

Cricket is fastest growing sport in Japan

Cool

San En NeoPhoenix all the wayy!!

Can you guys do an analysis on the decline and downfall of Asia's oldest league? Its so laughable that every Filipino except Ginebra fans really will celebrate its downfall. It's just a great topic on how a basketball driven country badly wants to abolish its main basketball league.

PBA could never

Meanwhile there is PBA an archaic league 😒

Lol. LeFlop’s handshake with Rui uses a Thai gesture

They are still not beating Eur teams in the Olympics though😅😅

Why is Bobby Lee in the thumbnail?

Is the league in the Philippines terrible lol ?

CALLING PBA!

Also kuroko no basket is a really good anime so I’m sure the kids also want imitate what they see in the show

THE PBA Philippines basketball association succc awful, empty arena,no excitement, the weakest competition in asia no fans engagement whatsoever.indonesia basketball league (ibl) is 10 times better than pba from the competition and fans engagement and plus they have home and away format

Jnba average high is 4"9.

It would be to easy for nba players and not everyone gonna go and so i dont really care but also they kinda just copied the nba

Pls.make Philippine basketball association. Hahah it's the opposite of b league most disappointing league

high energy league, but very awful play. out of the 49k people who watched this video, maybe 5 have watched a full game of the japanese league, myself included. the league is awful. BAD, BAD.

The NBA players are still better at playing victim. Watch a game.

just relying on Filipinos hahahhahahahhahahaa

and what's even crazier is football, volleyball, rugby and basketball, which incidentally are not Japanese people's favorite sports but all of them have qualified for the Olympics and their popularity is increasing as the population decreases

0:27 🤦 Baseball is way, WAAAAAAAAAAAY more popular than football in Japan! Like they're not even close!

PBA could never