日本バスケットボール協会、八村選手の騒動を受けて選手連絡担当者を増員へ
Japan Basketball Association to add player liaison in response to Hachimura row
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Japan Basketball Association will appoint a liaison to improve communication with overseas-based players in response to the heavy criticism of its operations by men’s national team star Rui Hachimura, JBA President Yuko Mitsuya said Saturday.
日本バスケットボール協会（JBA）の三ツ矢雄子会長が土曜日に語ったところによると、男子日本代表のスター選手である八村塁がJBAの運営を厳しく批判したことを受け、JBAは海外に拠点を置く選手とのコミュニケーションを改善するために連絡係を任命する予定だという。
The JBA has sought to repair relations with the Los Angeles Lakers forward after he said it lacked a “player-first mentality” while also questioning the recent reappointment of men’s team head coach Tom Hovasse in a series of comments to the media.
“It is our responsibility as an organization to create an environment where players can feel at ease and focus on playing. We need to improve communication,” Mitsuya told reporters in Tokyo.
“The players also have agents, and with so many intermediaries, it was unclear whether our intentions were being properly communicated.”
Mitsuya said the JBA did not directly contact Hachimura throughout the NBA season, per the player’s request, but maintained communication via his agent.
On Nov. 23, Hachimura told reporters he was prepared to quit the national team if the JBA did not change its management approach, saying it was “not player-first, but profit-first.”
He also said Akatsuki Japan was “not managed at the world level” under Hovasse, who previously led the women’s national team to silver at the Tokyo Olympics.
Mitsuya said she was “willing to accept the criticism,” while the JBA was making “utmost efforts” to bridge the divide between Hachimura and Hovasse.
Former Memphis Grizzlies and current Japan swingman Yuta Watanabe on Thursday said he hoped to help smooth things between Hachimura and the coach, who he backed to remain in charge.
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Japan Basketball Association /ʤəˈpæn ˈbæskɪtˌbɔːl əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/ 日本バスケットボール協会
appoint /əˈpɔɪnt/ 任命する
liaison /liˈeɪzɒn/ 連絡係、調整役
improve communication /ɪmˈpruːv ˌkɒmjʊnɪˈkeɪʃən/ コミュニケーションを改善する
overseas-based players /ˌoʊvərˈsiːz ˈbeɪst ˈpleɪərz/ 海外拠点の選手
heavy criticism /ˈhɛvi ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm/ 厳しい批判
player-first mentality /ˈpleɪər ˈfɜːrst mɛnˈtælɪti/ 選手第一の考え方
head coach /hɛd koʊʧ/ ヘッドコーチ
create an environment /kriˈeɪt ən ɪnˈvaɪərənmənt/ 環境を作る
feel at ease /fiːl æt iːz/ 安心する
focus on playing /ˈfoʊkəs ɒn ˈpleɪɪŋ/ プレイに集中する
unclear /ʌnˈklɪr/ 不明瞭な
properly communicated /ˈprɒpərli ˌkɒmjʊnɪˈkeɪtɪd/ 適切に伝えられる
maintain communication /meɪnˈteɪn ˌkɒmjʊnɪˈkeɪʃən/ コミュニケーションを維持する
profit-first /ˈprɒfɪt ˈfɜːrst/ 利益第一
not managed at the world level /nɒt ˈmænɪʤd æt ðə wɜːrld ˈlɛvəl/ 世界レベルで運営されていない
willing to accept the criticism /ˈwɪlɪŋ tə əkˈsɛpt ðə ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm/ 批判を受け入れる意志がある
utmost efforts /ˈʌtmoʊst ˈɛfərts/ 最大限の努力
bridge the divide /brɪʤ ðə dɪˈvaɪd/ 溝を埋める
swingman /ˈswɪŋˌmæn/ スイングマン（複数ポジションをこなす選手）
smooth things /smuːð ˈθɪŋz/ 問題を円滑にする
back to remain in charge /bæk tə rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ʧɑːrʤ/ 指揮を続けることを支持する
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