TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan men's basketball team head coach Tom Hovasse said Wednesday that he was "disappointed" with Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura's criticism on how the team was run by the ...

Rui Hachimura scored a season-high 24 points with nine rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Indiana Pacers 124-117 on ...

Lakers assistant and former Wizards HC Scott Brooks makes a Rui Hachimura joke after the forward's impressive outing ...

Roki Sasaki was introduced to Japanese basketball star Rui Hachimura of the Lakers. The two young stars linked up and chatted as Hachimura taught Sasaki the famous "LA" hand sign. Interestingly ...

Lakers forward Rui Hachimura — who was born in Toyama, Japan, and attended high school in Sendai — also connected with Sasaki before the game. The two athletes shared an exchange in Japanese ...

Hachimura closed Wednesday's 131-119 loss to the Jazz with 19 points (8-15 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 0-1 FT), three rebounds and one assist in 30 minutes.

The Lakers got 3 late made 3's (two from LeBron, one from Hachimura) and a dunk from Hachimura to trim what had grown to an ...

And like the other two, Sasaki made a trip to the Lakers game to meet LeBron and fellow Japanese star Rui Hachimura. The Lakers welcomed Sasaki by having him meet LeBron and Hachimura, getting a ...

having played more games in his career than any other Japanese-born player before him. Rui Hachimura already teaching Roki Sasaki how to throw up the LA sign 🤣@DodgerBlue1958 pic.twitter.com ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When the Lakers arrived in Memphis ahead of Wednesday night’s 136-124 victory over the Grizzlies, Rui Hachimura said he started having flashbacks to last spring. It was nearly ...

Hachimura recorded 11 points (4-9 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 2-4 FT), four rebounds and three assists in 39 minutes during Thursday's 120-112 win over Golden State. Hachimura has now tallied double-digit points ...

Although the Japanese-born athlete’s numbers have ... there will be more scoring opportunities for other players. Rui Hachimura is one of the guys who will be trusted to deliver in the two ...