Bucks overcome Wizards in OT despite Bradley Beal's 55-point performance
Khris Middleton suddenly went cold down the stretch against the Washington Wizards. Fortunately for the Milwaukee Bucks, he kept shooting. With Giannis Antetotkounmpo fouled out, Middleton bounced back from five straight misses and scored Milwaukee's final nine points and the Bucks beat Bradley Beal and the ...
Rui Hachimura, Yuta Watanabe and Yudai Baba reunite during All-Star Weekend
Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura met up with basketball-playing compatriots Yuta Watanabe and Yudai Baba as part of NBA All-Star Weekend festivities on Friday in Chicago. The Windy City provided a unique opportunity for the three pros to visit one another during the ongoing season. ...
Team World's Rui Hachimura dazzles in Rising Stars Challenge
Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura showed off his dazzling handles in the Rising Stars Challenge, but his big night for Team World was spoiled by Team USA's 151-131 victory in the event that tipped off the NBA All-Star weekend. On Friday night, when the NBA's ...
Sneaker marketplace taps Rui Hachimura as latest brand ambassador
Online sneaker marketplace Goat is teaming up with NBA rookie Rui Hachimura, hoping his popularity in his native Japan will help the company make inroads in one of its biggest growth areas. Asia is quickly becoming the dominant region in luxury fashion and streetwear. After ...
Ja Morant outperforms Rui Hachimura as Grizzlies defeat Wizards
The second meeting between Japan's NBA stars, Yuta Watanabe and Rui Hachimura, ended the same way as the first — with Watanabe's Memphis Grizzlies celebrating a win over Hachimiura and the Washington Wizards. Grizzlies rookie Ja Morant stole the spotlight with 27 points, 10 assists ...
Bradley Beal lifts Wizards past Mavericks with last-second layup
Bradley Beal's last-second layup handed the Dallas Mavericks another loss without Luka Doncic. They felt as though things slipped away well before that. Beal made a layup with 0.2 seconds left to finish with 29 points and give the Washington Wizards a 119-118 victory Friday night ...
Wizards' Rui Hachimura makes return to court after missing 23 games with groin injury
Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura returned to action after missing 23 games and scored 11 points in 26 minutes in Monday night's 125-117 loss to the Golden State Warriors. The 21-year-old, the first player from Japan to be taken in the first round of ...
Zion Williamson, Rui Hachimura selected to play in NBA Rising Stars game
NBA rookie star Zion Williamson and Japanese newcomer Rui Hachimura were among those named Friday to the NBA Rising Stars showdown between United States and World squads. The global lineup has a 3-2 edge since the format began in 2015, but the Americans will have ...
Trae Young thought it was important for him to play up to his status as an All-Star starter. After all, the Hawks' point guard was matched against two of his All-Star teammates. "I feel I needed to prove myself a little bit," Young said. Young fulfilled ...
Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura cleared for basketball activities
Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura can resume basketball activities after his recovery from a groin injury, coach Scott Brooks said Wednesday. Hachimura, the No. 9 overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft, has missed 17 games after taking an accidental knee to the groin from ...
Rui Hachimura inspires Japan's young basketball talent to dream big
The emergence of Rui Hachimura has absolutely been a catalyst for Japanese basketball and given younger Japanese players the inspiration to dream of one day reaching the NBA. High school hoopsters Ibu Yamazaki and Bruce Kanno are perhaps the best examples of this among the ...
Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura fuels NBA boom in Japan
After becoming the first Japanese player to be chosen in the first round of the NBA draft, Rui Hachimura is the face of a basketball boom in his home country. Hachimura's progress in the NBA is getting wall-to-wall coverage in Japanese media and his face ...
