Wednesday was a tense night for the teams who will be playing the first round of the 2023 FIBA World Cup in Okinawa.
That’s because the Japanese government warned that a North Korean missile could be headed for the site, which is also home to a US military base, and urged the population to seek shelter immediately.
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Players from Slovenia, Finland, Germany, Australia, Japan, Cape Verde, Georgia and Venezuela were woken by the alarms at 04:00 local time.
“I didn’t sleep much, it was crazy, a bit scary,” said Luka Doncic, one of those affected, when asked about the event.
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North Korea later confirmed that it was not a missile, but a second failed attempt to launch a spy satellite.
The operation failed and Japanese officials said parts of the rocket fell into the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, but there were no reports of damage.
Press conferences and training sessions for the eight teams playing in Japan from Saturday were unaffected, although all the players had their sleep interrupted and struggled with tension and fatigue the next day.
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