The power of Lara Arena + thorough division of labor. There were two differences in the B League All-Star Game
Jan 18, 2025
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With the invitation of the B League, I was able to receive a two-day opportunity to cover the B League All-Star Game.
The first day of the 2025 B. League All-Star Game Weekend IN Funabashi held at Lara Arena Tokyo Bay in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan on the 18th.
As soon as I got off Funabashi Station, the atmosphere of announcing the B League All-Star was detected. Various pamphlets were attached, and basketball fans for the All-Star game were crowded.
The area around Lara Arena, the home stadium of the B League's prestigious Chiba Jets, was full of various amenities. Despite the rather chilly wind of 4 degrees Celsius, the front of Lara Arena was lined with rides, food trucks, and souvenir shops for children.
It was lively, and the atmosphere of the All-Star Game was bland.
The first-day All-Star Game was followed by a skill challenge, a 3-point shoot contest, a dunk contest, and a celebratory performance. In addition, the final stage consisted of a match between an Asian All-Star and a rising star.
In fact, there was no difference from the KBL All-Star Game so far. Rather, it was too similar. However, there were two biggest differences in the B League All-Star Game.
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The B League Secretariat clarified the qualifications for the first division. One of them is that it has to have a home stadium that can accommodate more than 5,000 people.
Lara Arena, where the All-Star Game was held, is a large stadium with a capacity of 11,000 people. Construction began in 2022 and was completed in 2024. It is building the best facilities with Japan's Okinawa Arena among the B League stadiums. It is also used as a concert hall.
In fact, Okinawa Arena, where the EASL final league was held two years ago, was the best basketball court in Asia.
Lara Arena was no less.
The most impressive thing was the use of structure and lighting. All the stands were arranged with a focus on the court. In addition, unlike Korea, the stands are dark, and it was very impressive that the highlights were focused on the court.
Like, the Lara Arena building itself was an exquisite mise-en-scène with all the focus on the court. It was like watching a grand theater stage. Eventually, an environment was created in the stands where people could only focus on basketball. It felt like the shock I felt at Okinawa Arena.
In fact, the All-Star Game event was no different from Korea. The three-point shoot contest won by Japan's top shooter Makoto Hiejima was ordinary, and the skill challenge won by Ryusei Shinoyama and the dunk shoot contest (Anthony Gainers Jr.), which only participated in the first place, were not shocking. It was almost a dead heat with Korea.
However, the power of Lara Arena had the power to focus on ordinary All-Star Game events. League B has already announced plans to build 21 arenas. The event and its contents were ordinary, but it had the power to make it special. The greatness of the Marston Plan by thorough calculation. It was a force that I couldn't keep up with in KBL.
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One of the pros and cons of the recent Korean men's and women's All-Star games is that they give too many performances to the players.
It's the All-Star Game. For fans who like a specific player, the scene where the player dances, sings, and comes out in special costumes can be of deep meaning. The problem is that criticism is increasing as it repeats every season. It's like an all-star gameThere is also a dissenting opinion that ' There needs to be harmony.
The B League All-Star Game was operated in a thoroughly divided system. Until now, there has been no part in which players who participated in the All-Star Game dance systematically or hold special events in special costumes. It was the same day.
On the first day of the All-Star Game, a popular Japanese group 'Six Tones' performed a celebratory performance, and a four-member female group Moss held a special event with the club mascots. There was also a cheerleading performance. It was not at a higher level than Korea.
However, the line between the All-Star Game basketball game and the celebratory performance was clear.
The players showed their focus only on basketball. Although the pleasant interview in the middle caused laughter in the audience, there was no more 'special performance'. An environment was created where players could focus on their basketball skills while being neat.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
