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Rui Hachimura (Japanese: 八村 塁, Hepburn: Hachimura Rui, born February 8, 1998) is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs and has played for the Japan national team.
The following is a list of athletes with dual nationality.It includes both players who can trace their origins to a foreign country and those who have attained foreign nationality during their career, as well as players who hail from semi-autonomous regions within countries.
In the National Basketball Association, players born outside of the United States are often known as international players. Players who were born in U.S. overseas territories, such as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, are considered international players even if they are U.S. citizens.
Rui Hachimura used to adore a manga and anime series called "Slam Dunk," which followed a high school basketball team's trials and tribulations and helped bring the sport into the Japanese ...
Hachimura was the ninth overall pick out of Gonzaga in the 2019 NBA Draft. He played a ton in his first two seasons, starting 105 total games, but that number dropped during the 2021-22 season.
Rui Hachimura, still just 26, is in the middle of his best stretch of pro basketball. On the team's recent six-game trip, his defense and rebounding ticked up. Lakers surge comes with Rui ...
On January 23, 2023, Nunn was traded, alongside three future second-round draft picks, to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Rui Hachimura. [69] Nunn made his Wizards debut two days later, recording 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals off the bench in a 108–103 win over the Houston Rockets. [70]
Lakers forward Rui Hachimura had 17 points, six rebounds and plenty of physical play Tuesday in a win over Memphis. Here are takeaways from the game.