East Asia Super League: Hong Kong Eastern facing ‘different level’ after losing first game

Hong Kong Eastern’s regional-title-winners said they were playing on another level in the East Asia Super League (EASL) after losing in their tournament debut on Wednesday.

The two-time Asean Basketball League (ABL) winners, who joined the EASL in the summer, were beaten 78-67 by Japan’s B.League champions Hiroshima Dragonflies at the F-PICO Arena in Fukuyama.

However, Eastern’s Bosnian head coach, Mensur Bajramovic, backed his team to bounce back in the next match, when they host the Dragonflies at the Southorn Stadium in Wan Chai on…