Yuta Watanabe on receiving standing ovation: 'It means a lot to me!' | NBA on ESPN

ワタナービかっこいい

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My new idol, always watching, from philipines

Is it scripted? He answered all the questions perfectly and extremely humbly.

bet he is a video gamer

Breakout season for Yuta on Brooklyn. They got better🙂👍

Ben doesn’t have the right to celebrate

How can you not like Yuta

It's time for Jeremy Lin to comeback!

Don't hate on him like how y'all did lin sanity. Respect the new generation.

All that Slam Dunk anime in Japan is paying off 🤣😭😭

New York is the home of love for Asian ballers

very happy to see Yuta get it going like this, the guy is confident, humble and easy-going. nice guy.

Jesus Christ blessing that he now became a great player 🙏😊❤️

Watanabe on fast break: "get to da chopa"!!!

Am i right? I heard he said "Thank you po"?

Real life Kuroko no Basket character

he making the anime characters alive. give him some play time! hes commitment playing the sport he love so much is giving him the mamba mentality.

Extremely humble decent guy he really is!

Shout out to Yuta i respect my japanese brothers man 😎

I hope he's career don't go like jeremy lin🥲🥲

Yuta has been such a pleasant surprise to a roller coaster of a season for the Nets. He deserves all the cheers and accolades he's been getting.

imagine if fans treated linsanity the same way wouldve been crazy

Nah. Not special connection. Not “special connection.” /

mitsui

So much support for Yutaka rn I like it

I don't care for the Nets but man, this guy succeeding is hype.

Have Ben Simmons come off the bench and start YW !!! GET THAT MAN A STARTING JOB NETS!!

Woohoo!

Loved him since the grizzlies picked him up. So happy he's playing so well

I remember watching Yuta when he was on George Washington. I knew then he had a great upside. Their team was fun to watch with solid fundamentals.

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As a former raptor, we love to see that Yuta is getting the minutes as well as the recognition he deserves

Humble hardworking guy what's not to like. Ganbare Yuta-san!

nice that he doesn't have a translator

He should get traded to the Yuta Jazz. Dad joke

Toronto Raptors messed up again by letting this player go.

junya watanabe on my wrist

Jeremy Lin is crying & super jealous...

Man it just makes me so happy to see Asians excelling in the NBA and being celebrated and supported by the fan bases. I'm not sure exactly why? Maybe it's because they make up such a small percentage of the overall number of players, which increases visibility and pressure but I just find it extremely heartwarming. I feel the same way in other sports as well. I love seeing Younghoe Koo holding it down for the Atlanta Falcons and players like Park (Man Untd) and Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hottspur) doing their thing.

Classy representation is just a beautiful thing

shohai otani

Me being Asian, is really proud. Asians should have a place in the NBA. There’s so much talent in ASIA to just be pht to waste and not be showcased for the world to see. Kai Sotto is one. There’s a lot more.

How falls yuta?

Representing Asia!

poor dude, stuck in brooklyn.....

Yao Ming better.

Something tells me that he's picking all team chemistry options when he plays 2k

Yuta's a good dude

generation of miracles