A former NBA star recently named Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura the best third- and fourth-string options in the league.
That same night, I got a call from my agent again. He said, ‘The Lakers want you.’ And I was like, ‘Lakers? What Lakers?’ Because I never even thought that I’d be a Laker. Right? So I’m like, ‘Wait, what?
In the NBA, we already live in our own bubble, right? The NBA is its own world—300 players, small group. But the Lakers? They have their own bubble inside that. We move differently.
LeBron James added 25 points, Austin Reaves scored 23 and Rui Hachimura had 21 when he left holding his left side with 10 minutes remaining — the Lakers didn’t miss him, going on a 12-2 run to stretch their lead to 19.
Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick spoke to Rui Hachimura's 'outstanding' defense against Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic.
Hachimura briefly left early in the fourth quarter of Saturday's game after appearing tweaking his back. He was evaluated by trainers in the locker room, but the injury doesn't appear to be severe enough for him to be sidelined for the rest of the contest.
Hachimura went to the locker room during the fourth quarter of Saturday's game against the Nuggets due to a back injury, Daniel Starkand of LakersNation.com reports. Hachimura appeared to suffer the injury while guarding Aaron Gordon,
Los Angeles Lakers starting forward Rui Hachimura left the Nuggets game in the fourth quarter with an apparent injury. Hachimura left the floor in pain and went straight to the bench. The 27-year-old went to the locker room.
Lakers forward Rui Hachimura exited to the locker room with an apparent injury during the team’s game against the Nuggets.
The Los Angeles Lakers are "doing great" but will be tested by a tough schedule in the coming weeks, Rui Hachimura said Tuesday after helping his team extend their win streak to three with a 107-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
Rui Hachimura scored 21 points, had four assists and helped limit Denver Nuggets linchpin Nikola Jokic to a season-low two field goa