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Former NBA player Joe Arlauckas prepares both players for competition
April 18, 2024
Lexus ATP Head2Head Challenge: Arnaldi & Nishioka test their basketball skills
In the newest Lexus ATP Head2Head Challenge, Matteo Arnaldi and Yoshihito Nishioka meet on a different kind of court.
Matteo Arnaldi and Yoshihito Nishioka play basketball under the watchful eye of former NBA player Joe Arlauckas.
By ATP Staff
Two months after Matteo Arnaldi and Yoshihito Nishioka played their first Lexus ATP Head2Head match earlier this season in Delray Beach — a three-set win for Italy's Arnaldi — the pair squared off again in Barcelona for a challenge of a different kind.
The ATP Tour colleagues stepped off the clay at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell and onto the basketball court for a sharp-shooting challenge under the watchful eye of former NBA player and EuroLeague legend Joe Arlauckas.
After some technical tips from the American, Arnaldi and Nishioka each had one minute to score as many points as they could at one of the oldest basketball clubs in Spain. We know both players are deadly accurate from deep behind the baseline... but could they catch fire from beyond the three-point arc?
Kitted out in basketball uniforms, both players impressed with their shooting touch. But there could be only one winner in what was a neck-and-neck contest. Watch the full video above to see which hooper came out on top.
April 18, 2024
Lexus ATP Head2Head Challenge: Arnaldi & Nishioka test their basketball skills
In the newest Lexus ATP Head2Head Challenge, Matteo Arnaldi and Yoshihito Nishioka meet on a different kind of court.
Matteo Arnaldi and Yoshihito Nishioka play basketball under the watchful eye of former NBA player Joe Arlauckas.
By ATP Staff
Two months after Matteo Arnaldi and Yoshihito Nishioka played their first Lexus ATP Head2Head match earlier this season in Delray Beach — a three-set win for Italy's Arnaldi — the pair squared off again in Barcelona for a challenge of a different kind.
The ATP Tour colleagues stepped off the clay at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell and onto the basketball court for a sharp-shooting challenge under the watchful eye of former NBA player and EuroLeague legend Joe Arlauckas.
After some technical tips from the American, Arnaldi and Nishioka each had one minute to score as many points as they could at one of the oldest basketball clubs in Spain. We know both players are deadly accurate from deep behind the baseline... but could they catch fire from beyond the three-point arc?
Kitted out in basketball uniforms, both players impressed with their shooting touch. But there could be only one winner in what was a neck-and-neck contest. Watch the full video above to see which hooper came out on top.
