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Won the Meguro tournament for the second time in a row in basketball and is also passionate about watching the NBA
Celeina: You mentioned earlier that you love basketball, but do you play it yourself?
Takebayashi: Yes, I have been playing since I was in elementary school.
Takano: Do you play or watch basketball?
Takebayashi: That’s right. But I only watch the NBA.
Takano: In basketball, you have won the Meguro City Tournament two years in a row.
Celeina: Isn’t that amazing?
Takebayashi: I’m not a very good player, but a member of our team is very strong and has won the Meguro City Tournament twice in a row.
Celeina：You belong to a team. How many times a week do you practice?
Takebayashi: I created the team, and we practice at most once a week, and at least twice a month we get together for a game.
Takano: What is the name of the team?
Takebayashi: It’s called G-CATs.
Takano: Does it have a meaning?
Takebayashi: We took the initials of the company the members belonged to when we first formed the team and combined them.
Celeina: You said that you watch a lot of NBA games, what do you find interesting?
Takebayashi: The physical ability of the big guys is amazing and the number of times they score is high, so it’s interesting as entertainment to begin with. Also, I have been watching the NBA since around 2010, and the rules have changed since the birth of the star players, and the tactics of each team have changed. When you look at the history of the NBA, there is a kind of master-disciple relationship, and the more you continue to watch the games, the more interesting it becomes. It’s like I can’t stay away from it.
Takano: So the rules change in basketball, too?
Takebayashi: That’s right. The three-point line was established, and the 30-second rule, which is now 24 seconds, was created to speed up the game, They are doing it well as a business.
Takano: It is interesting that there is a storyline.
Takebayashi: I think the NBA places a lot of importance on that.
Celeina：I would like to try watching the NBA. Now, since “FIST BUMP” is a circle of friends that can be connected through a good touch, you introduce your friends to us, but what kind of people do you introduce to us?
Takebayashi：In a word, behind every trend, there is a you-ya.
Celeina: Wait a minute, is he a fixer?
Takebayashi： I’ve raised the bar so high.
Celeina: How did you become friends?
Takebayashi： My friend and I run a cafe bar in Ikejiri Ohashi, and he was a regular visitor there. And we have many common friends, and we started meeting each other on a daily basis and became good friends.
Takano:Since he is behind the trends, is he doing any trend-related work?
Takebayashi: Yes, that’s right. He is involved in events and that kind of thing.
Celeina: That makes me even more curious.
Takano:With the title of event producer and casting director.
Takebayashi: I really do a lot of different things, so I think it’s difficult to give me a title.
Takano:Thank you very much. Let’s hear the other side of the trend, too. I’ll connect with Yuya tomorrow.
Celeina: “FIST BUMP” Today we welcome Fumitaka Takebayashi, owner of RUFFLOG, a golf select store in Daikanyama. Thank you very much.
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