Basketball / NBA Jun 4, 2021
Wizards' Rui Hachimura reflects on progress after first trip to playoffs
"The fact that I got that much court time in the playoffs means the team trusts me, and I feel like I delivered results," Hachimura said.
Basketball / NBA Jun 3, 2021
Rui Hachimura's 21-point night not enough to save Wizards as Sixers advance
The 23-year-old star, who played college basketball for Gonzaga, made history this year by becoming the first Japanese player to appear in the NBA playoffs.
NBA Jun 1, 2021
Rui Hachimura scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in a clutch performance Monday as the Washington Wizards avoided being swept out of the NBA playoffs with a 122-114 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Notching his first career playoff double-double, the second-year forward logged 42 ...
Basketball / NBA May 24, 2021
Rui Hachimura makes historic playoff debut as Wizards fall to 76ers in Game 1
Hachimura became the first Japanese player to take the floor in an NBA playoff game.
Basketball / NBA May 21, 2021
Rui Hachimura scored 18 points to help the Wizards earn their first playoff berth since the 2017-18 season.
Basketball / NBA May 15, 2021
The second-year Japanese forward shot 7-from-15 as part of a balanced Washington offensive effort that included 21 points from Russell Westbrook and 17 from Davis Bertans.
Olympics / Summer Olympics / Basketball May 14, 2021
Japan names 20-man provisional basketball roster for Tokyo Olympics
by Kaz Nagatsuka
NBA players Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe were among those named to the provisional roster.
Basketball / NBA May 6, 2021
Rui Hachimura and younger brother Aren receiving racist abuse online
"Some people say racial discrimination does not exist in Japan," the younger Hachimura, 21, said in his post. "But I would like the public to take an interest in the matter."
NBA May 4, 2021
Rui Hachimura scores 27 in 100th NBA game as Wizards outgun Pacers
The win moved Washington closer to ninth-place Indiana in the Eastern Conference standings, led by Russell Westbrook's 32nd triple-double of the season.
NBA May 2, 2021
Rui Hachimura hit some big buckets down the stretch Saturday on his way to 18 points for the Washington Wizards in a nail-biting 125-124 road loss to the Dallas Mavericks. The second-year forward shot 7-from-11 for the night, including a clutch three-pointer that gave Washington ...
NBA Apr 27, 2021
Rui Hachimura returned for the Washington Wizards on Monday after missing four games with a sore left knee, contributing 13 points and six rebounds in a 146-143 overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs. The second-year forward played 32 minutes at Washington's Capital One Arena ...
Basketball / NBA Apr 17, 2021
Watanabe went 7-for-11 from the floor, sinking two of his four three-pointers, while sinking all five of his free throws.