Task force head Kawabuchi speaks about pro basketball league

Saburo Kawabuchi, head of the Japan 2024 Task Force overseeing the integration of the men's basketball leagues in Japan, speaks in Tokyo on April 3, 2015. The task force announced the establishment of the "Japan Professional Basketball League" the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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