Following last Friday’s devastating earthquake in Japan, the pro basketball club Tokyo Apache faces uncertainty in the ongoing season of the BJ league. The Apache are currently occupying third spot (behind Hammatsu and Sebdai 89ers) with a 19-15 win-loss mark. All the American staff of the Apache, from front office to coaches to players are all planning to leave the country immediately due to fear of widespread health risks, which was further aggravated by the Fukushima nuclear plant's radiation leak problems, according to the Japan Times.
“The Tokyo Apache's season isn't officially over, but the team's American players and head coach, Bob Hill, were busy making plans to leave the country as soon as possible, The Japan Times has learned. With the uncertainty of widespread health risks due to the Fukushima nuclear plant's radiation leak problems in the aftermath of Friday's devastating 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami, the Apache's foreign personnel, including Hill, general manager Conor Neu and players Robert Swift (ex-NBA center), Mike Chappell, Justin Johnson, Jeremy Tyler (teenage NBA prospect and projected second-round draft pick), Byron Eaton and Darin Satoshi Maki were on the verge of leaving the country as of press time on Wednesday afternoon.”
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