北京时间2月27日，FIBA官方针对昨晚发布中国男篮与日本男篮赛果时的用词不当发表道歉声明。
原文如下：
亲爱的中国篮球球迷朋友们，我们谨向中国国家队、中国球迷以及整个中国篮球界致歉。我们昨晚发布的关于比赛结果的帖子中，所用措辞是不妥的。中国队的胜利是通过自身实力、努力拼搏和决心而赢得的。相关内容已在全平台删除或修正。祝愿中国队在2027国际篮联篮球世界杯预选赛剩余比赛中一切顺利。
Dear Basketball friends in China, we owe an apology to the Chinese national team, its fans, and the entire Chinese basketball community. The language used in our post about last night's game result was inappropriate. Team China's victory was earned through talent, effort, and determination. The original post has been removed or edited from all platforms. We wish all the best to Team China for the remainder of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers.