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Speaking of height-related things, the USA will have a rather substantial advantage. Brittney Griner is 6-foot-8. Sylvia Fowles is 6-foot-6. Japan has two players who are 6-foot-1.
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While we’ll never know how Japan might have benefited from an arena packed with home fans here, there are at least a few hundred blue- and red-shirted local volunteers ready to cheer – or at least clap politely, in accordance with the rules – inside the venue to watch the final. One of the nice things about the closing few days of competition across multiple events in Tokyo has been the increased number of volunteers who’ve been permitted to watch the action from the seats. That’s helped lift the atmosphere, as well as being a well-deserved reward for their hard work and unfailing friendliness.