NBA: Rusty Warriors beat Wizards in Japan to open preseason

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said it was “fun to be part of” Friday’s pre-season opening win over the Washington Wizards in Japan, despite a rusty performance from the NBA champions.

The Warriors beat the Wizards 96-87 in front of a packed arena in Saitama, north of Tokyo, in the NBA’s first overseas game since the pandemic began.

The reigning champions missed more than two-thirds of their attempted three-point shots but Kerr said he saw “a lot of good stuff” from his team, who will attempt to win their fifth title in nine years when the new season begins next month.

“It looked like a game where both teams had had three or four practices — it was a typical fi…

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