Kai Sotto joins B.League's Yokohama B-Corsairs on loan

Fillipino center Kai Sotto will join the Yokohama B-Corsairs on loan from his Japan B.League team, the Hiroshima Dragonflies, until the end of the 2023-24 season.

The B-Corsairs announced the signing of Sotto on Thursday.

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"Very excited, very blessed to be given this opportunity coming off an injury. It's pretty difficult but just to see the trust this team has for me gives me more energy to just go out and give my best to help this team win more games. So I'm very excited," Sotto said in a video posted by the B-Corsairs.

Sotto suited up for the Dragonflies last season, putting up numbers of 8.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.29 blocks in about 19 minutes per game.

The 7-foot-3 big man has not played this season as he had dealt with a back injury.

The B-Corsairs have a 10-14 record in the current season, sitting in 6th place in the Central conference and 19th overall.

—JMB, GMA Integrated News