Yuki Kawamura did this in his NBA Debut🇯🇵

[@ericrose8363]

Man look at Marcus being a great teammate. Love to see it.

[@iniciantepadawan6542]

Marcus was always a great teammate

[@heribertosarmiento1265]

So true Marcus is more like a family member than a teammate..miss ya Marcus(Celtics fan here )

[@PhotoFootagePro]

Ballin 🏀🏀🏀

[@TeriyakiDior]

they didn’t have to show his missed 3 tho 😅

[@notmyname9625]

⁠@@TeriyakiDioras a celtics fan im cool with that too. U gotta love smart for what he is. Bricked 3’s are just part of his lovable demeanor 😂 nah fr tho marcus smart is the man

[@jimmymcmillan3312]

I've seen enough sports anime to know that they don't all end in glory. Yuki already has had a ton of success but he has a long way to go in the NBA. I'm definitely rooting for him

[@davidkim2821]

Well I know he's gonna meet another player who has a social skill where he can use speed burst, high iq, the ultimate shot blocker etc. And he going to lose to them and then eventually win and then eventually he will be so good the anime gets canceled

[@herryvaliant7689]

Especially the one which the son used in this video

[@jimmymcmillan3312]

@@davidkim2821 that would be cool if the story of his career was one of power scaling issues. Right now Yuki's battling King Piccolo on the grizzlies practice squad for playing time

[@shruk4]

is that your Michaek Moore tattoo?

[@jimmymcmillan3312]

@@shruk4 it's the old logo of a podcast I listen to called 'Michael and Us'

[@yurinagai7868]

I am so happy griz fans,team are warm-hearted YUKI〜勇輝　japanese names means 「勇」courageous 「輝」sparkle hope YUKI stays that way in griz

[@NBAlover811]

Yo r u Japanese? Me too

[@yurinagai7868]

@@NBAlover811 Yes　Ｉм　Japon

[@NBAlover811]

@@yurinagai7868 o yeaaaaaa

[@btan88]

Cool! I’m Filipino but love this guy Yuki

[@GustoGroove940]

Dude is a scrub/bum! But I guess it's "Asian pride" or some 🐂💩 as to why he's being uplifted for no reason.😂🤦🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️

[@KelvinSuddith]

Watching Marcus Smart hype him up was legit. Forgot how much I liked Smart. Hope Yuki has a hell of a career

[@mattmcrae1458]

I saw Marcus Smart coaching up Zach Edey on post moves. Now he's the hype man for Yuki. This man is worth his weight in gold. He is a 1 man team builder. That's a leader folks.

[@raqciti430]

The way i gasped at that deep 3..... just to see it doink! Lol. I was fully invested in him being a main character. Good for him.

[@demonreturns4336]

😂 I feel you I legit thought that was going in too They did my guy dirty

[@naratipmath]

The whole SEA is watching!! Please do it well and inspire all small guys.

[@TheGhostUchiha7]

Yuki Itadori using his domain expansion 😂

[@qwertyuijamesop]

left right good night

[@chrixdigit]

thought that you will say kuroko but... K

[@GiftedonesVS]

Some Jeremy Lin hype

[@ZionFlash]

To score 2 pts? 😂

[@kylej4929]

​@@chrixdigitRight!!!!

[@theovetscovers]

what a sound track! throw back to Ryota days

[@respect3216]

Shohoku 💘😭

[@christopherjanuarabella1523]

It's Shohoku theme song dude 😎😊

[@H0LYZ3N]

ryota is the pg in slam dunk​@@christopherjanuarabella1523

[@ytchannel6569]

well the video was underwhelming but he's gonna be great

[@mnmarcus4070]

Yes, it's underwhelming, I'm lost on why they'd make it?

[@bigzzgub8244]

ยูกิโชคดีมาก เพื่อนร่วมทีมให้การยอมรับ แฟนทีมให้การต้อนรับที่ดี 🎉👍 let's go Memphis

[@BombomTekla]

Yuki... Yuki so proud being na asian... We proud for yukiii❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@RipperRoo92]

Yuki is a Legend in my eyes, keep paving your path Kawamura Yuki san👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿😤

[@carloclintonmandreza2779]

Mad respect for Marcus Smart. That’s a teammate right there!

[@iGo0dB0y]

why Slam Dunk music give me goosebumps?🥶😆

[@hachibei4914]

you are not alone boi.

[@ShoMac]

The grizz went from ja morant gun wielding strip club gang to anime wow what a PR move 😂

[@31527Joe]

His skills, determination and passion of basketball are better than most of NBA players. The only thing he needs is an opportunity.👍

[@romefajardo7871]

Them throw back jerseys are fresh. I remember watching big country wear them in the 90s.

[@MrImadummy]

Suiting up for any pro sports team and the crowd cheering you has to be a great feeling

[@DJg0tGame]

I'm not a Grizzlies fan, but it looks like they have great team chemistry and everyone supports each other.

[@huajieyu9678]

A great Japanese basketball player, respect

[@carllazarraga2858]

He's actually a solid point guard. He's a complete defensive liability though lol

[@kikovazquez7277]

Not a complete defensive liability. He's got all the defensive skills, but obviously they can all shoot over him. But he sticks like glue to his man, and can make it tough on the opponent's dribble. He's going to make steals and cause turnovers if they give him a chance to catch the rhythm of the NBA.

[@THaWriter]

Those Grizzlies jerseys man.🔥🔥🔥 (Also hope all the best for Yuki's career).

[@mohamadnabil4478]

The real ryouta ( manga slamdunk)

[@sabonis7]

the glaze is crazy

[@jordan-os5ig]

all i saw was bro miss a shot

[@Leonlion0305]

I saw Yuki's clip recently and he reminds me of Sora from Ahiru no Sora. Yuki isn't as short as Sora, but comparatively maybe. Most important is their similarity at how much they can drive really well.

[@gman8105]

Wait what?! Are those retro Vancouver Grizzlies Jersey? Awesome! So bummed we lost our home team. Damn you Heisley!

[@georgeaghimien3234]

Broooooo they actually plying the slam dunk theme!?!?! I just got chills right now

[@TamanBermainSima]

The moment Ryota Miyagi enters the court ❤😂 If yuki has also no 7 not 17 like ryota 😂 Underrated PG, he will shine if he gets minutes

[@Klay_Thompson113]

Another great Chinese player like yao Ming and j Lin I wish him the best

[@jonns7680]

He's japanese

[@jbmp1390]

Happy to see this! People seem to forget that not everyone in the NBA has to be 6 feet tall and built like a tank. There have been many smaller players that have made just as much of an impact on the game, some were stars in their own right. Mugsy Bogues, Spud Webb, Pistol Pete, just to name a few.

[@ArmakKun]

a ONE OF ONE type of a player! theres only a few "small guys"(below 5'7) that can make it to the NBA, and in every generation of the league, only 1 SMALL GUY can reach the STAR level! we had john starks, mugsy, JJ barea, nate robinson, AND NOW! YUKI KAWAMURA got the potential to be this generation's SMALL GUY, the wembanyama generation ...

[@yee_haw999]

Much love brodie I like your comment but I will let you know that john starks was 6 foot 5 and played around the same time as bogues ❤ heres hoping yuki is able to have that kind of career

[@clomputech]

John Starks? 😮

[@michaelwoodruff2549]

😂😂😂😂The delusion

[@dashboardmoney5743]

bro nate robinson was 5 9

[@palmtreewhisperer]

​@@dashboardmoney5743before he went night and became about a foot tall 🥊💤 😂😂

[@jayr122001]

he's like the real life miyagi from slam dunk series

[@petersterling5334]

They Love Yuki!! Its Awesome!! Best of Luck to Yuki and the Grizzlies!!

[@superT3r]

Don't let this man have flashbacks, match will be delayed for 3 episodes..

[@gorganhorn6872]

Yuki "Demon Slayer" Kawamura. KEEP ON KEEPIN ON!

[@freshnaproductions2105]

I went to Celtics vs Kings in the 2022-23 season and I remember the whole crowd shouting “We want Blake!” Lovely memories

[@flipperful]

Asian person breathes: Westerners: OMG JUST LIKE AN ANIME !!!! 😱

[@ChilleBruh]

Seeing him getting hyped up before going is what makes being on a TEAM so worthwhile. 🫶

[@benidictbinayao7525]

The "slamdunk" music background gives me chills

[@igiari_objection]

I seriously want a Kawamura jersey in that style

[@blakeaw1065]

slam dunk theme goes hard

[@mightyPants]

Love the Slam Dunk OP song in the background!

[@joshuabrown2134]

The love they showin tho is dope ASF 🤌🏿🤌🏿🤌🏿

[@lance287]

Yuta Tabuse, Rui Hachimura, Yuta Watanabe and now Yuki Kawamura

[@joshuabrown2134]

Marcus smart.. 🤌🏿🖤✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿🍻🍻🍻 love from Tulsa Oklahoma and shouout yuki as well

[@Habibis_ting]

Bro my time has never been wasted like with this short

[@PMMZ98]

Bro...with the Slam Dunk opening 😭 will rewatch my childhood anime ❤

[@MrAlvarez23]

There was Linsanity NOW There's YUKi🎉😂❤

[@JenuelDev]

a lot of people will going to support this guy,, even me, cause a lot of people are with his height. specially asians..

[@Thedylannguyen]

The slam dunk opening was a nice touch.

[@lsccc223]

WE LOVE YUKI!!

[@kevincinnamontoast3669]

That 360 slam was sick.

[@jewisonjacaban6980]

Griz uniform is 🔥🔥🔥

[@shaunhall3155]

Him next to Eddy is hilarious

[@MerkhVision]

Those Grizz jerseys are so clean, throwback to the Vancouver days! EDIT: just looked again and they even say Vancouver on them?? Wtf thats so strange! Even when teams use throwbacks to previous locations they don't use the old name/city they use their current one! Didn't expect Memphis to rep Vancouver so explicitly, beyond just the designs but it's cool! Lol

[@菅原貴博-l7m]

初フィールドゴール見たよ！ おめでとう🎉 見事なスリー！

[@G3N0N-0]

Bro misses it like kuroko 😂 😂

[@TheThizzelle]

The music is so perfect.

[@DaveBrown-DM33]

MC bout to go through a training montage next season he gone be 🔥

[@fransalexander5722]

He's small, but his teammates treat him like a big man.

[@midnyghtson]

New to the series...hype level: borderline alarming😂

[@hrtvolleyball01]

Everything about this team was cooler in Vancouver. Give Memphis their own team!

[@0rionknight636]

Marcus smart stan. God bless young jlin

[@HoodieBugz]

Bro road to the NBA needs to be an anime. The NBA has a golden opportunity here.

[@ronaldbernabe16]

I can see Yuki having flashback of his highschool life before he shoot the 3...

[@jasonzhang2643]

It'll be sick if they actually play the song of slam dunk when he get in the court

[@Lunar_el]

Give the fans what they want

[@edgardetros9263]

THE NBA AND FANS love this little man...🎉

[@stevelau7694]

He's actually about the average size of a man in Japan, definitely not small, just much smaller than typical basketball players

[@krownme17]

I wish aqil carr got a chance in the league too 🔥🔥

[@baiden_17]

Bro showed his ultra Instinct in Japanese ver. 🔥

[@lowellzoritanovilla5856]

Iba karisma ni Yuki kahit ibang lahi

[@Rein_00r]

Bro got straight to G.League

[@Ninfa-h9s]

na miss ko bigla alapag ..pero astig tlga yuki

[@666Vangeance]

Marcus smart said get "yo ass out there there"

[@Kronken]

It would be funny if the slam dunk theme song really played upon his entry at the court 😂

[@yoshiSBX]

YUKI ITADORI 😤 Wait until you see him bring out Sukuna in the playoffs 👹

[@stefanotorre1316]

The real Rukawa from slam dunk

[@cesarbarbosa8875]

Miyagi*

[@jummyran]

Yuki looking around confused lol

[@jyp523]

😂 @ the slam dunk music.

[@mattwolf1386]

this guy is irl kuroko doing the ''phantom pass''

[@JouRaharinaivo]

He will change the NBA like CC did in WNBA

[@FactIsFact100]

😂😂😂Good one!

[@tengahhidup]

Not even close 😂

[@northloo]

Nah bro guards are 6"8 right now u trippin. But as a 5"8 ex d1 player. Truly warms my heart.

[@DerwinMacabio]

This is proof that America is not racist. It was always based on merit. If you can prove you can do the job you are always welcome.😁

[@juzzloki2743]

Dang, i see his character on SlamDunk in anime, His like Fujima in Shoyo High

[@ZupDrake]

Smart looked like a Center beside Yuki 😂

[@jdr2210]

Ima match the vibe of the thumbnail caption mmmk. “Yuki had em lost with his ninja moves 🥷 🫣🤯🔥🙌🙏”

[@bailey7657]

Rooting for him

[@Kamui916]

I spent more damn time looking at a warm up than hightlights of what Yuki did smdh 🤦‍♂️

[@fishnspaghetti1830]

Cant wait for this movie to drop. 😊

[@jacenouzen]

6:08 most likely only a combat feature in the new permanent game mode (illusive realm 2.0 pretty much) - being used overworld is overkill - boss fights / toa / hazard modes are questionable. maybe in the future

[@marquscrews]

The Dodgers got everyone trying to get that Japanese money

[@KuroTruesdale]

I imagine "professor" can do the same but he won't 😂😂

[@dozhadeville444]

Its like they let a fan in the game from the stands

[@CameronTaylor-ec4vt]

Please for the love of all things holy and righteous that actual song was being played at some point when he entered the game 😂😂😂

[@archiealemanyak]

He is literally Kuroko with a 3 point shot

[@juderiel7273]

The NINJA..

[@devindasilva2258]

Congrats

[@OrdinaryVizionary]

Thought I’d see a whole bunch of DEI comments…glad people are just respecting his game.

[@ds-zd9qz]

bruh everyone knows asians are included in the DEI argument.

[@KDRusha]

I need him to become to Memphis what JJ Barea was to Dallas

[@Malenia_BladeOfMiquella]

Grizzlies now has the power of Anime on their side lol