September 1, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors
Anyone who has ever taken even a passing interest in the pop culture in Japan knows that it’s more than a little weird. Everything from their anime to their game shows, it all just boggles the mind. Well apparently that weirdness extends to their love of basketball, as they recently asked Dwight Howard on his tour stop in Japan to dunk on an 11 foot net….held up by a toy giraffe.
Yeah, I don’t get it either, but they sure seem excited about it: