Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards scored six points in the first quarter of their first playoff game against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Edwards, the former No. 1 overall ...

On the Lakers' side, forward Rui Hachimura also recorded six points early on. However, he did find himself on the wrong side of a highlight, or in this case, a lowlight, that is quickly going ...

Hachimura (knee) is not on the injury report for Game 1 against the Timberwolves on Saturday. Hachimura is not on the injury report for the series opener, so he should handle his regular workload ...

Rui Hachimura of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots against the Minnesota Timberwolves during Game 1 of their first-round series in the NBA playoffs on April 19, 2025, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Rui Hachimura got hit in the face and started bleeding early in Game 2 versus the Timberwolves, but he returned and helped ...

Finch made sure that wouldn't happen by putting Mike on Rui Hachimura. That is still a dangerous matchup because of Hachimura's strength and size advantage, but Conley's energy was off the charts ...

The five-time NBA champion picked Rui Hachimura as the X-factor for the Lakers, noting that the forward would have to “come up big” in the seven-game series. “If the Timberwolves beat my ...

Edwards did flash some ankle-breaking athleticism, at one point leaving poor Rui Hachimura in the dust with an aggressive crossover. The Lakers won the opening frame, 28-21. Doncic had already ...

Luka Doncic led LA with 20 points, LeBron James scored 10, and Rui Hachimura added nine. Naz Reid came off the bench to hit four 3-pointers and scored 17 points for Minnesota, who outrebounded the ...

Shohei Ohtani's family has officially added a new member. The Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star was put on paternity leave ahead of Friday's matchup against the Texas Rangers. He revealed on ...

Rui Hachimura and Finney-Smith were the primary Edwards defenders in the Feb. 27 matchup before Hachimura left the game with what was eventually revealed to be left patellar tendinopathy and ...