News about Rui Hachimura

LeBron James scored 30 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers stave off elimination with a 119-108 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. The Lakers came into the game facing a 3-0 deficit in the Western Conference first-round playoff series. James had never been on a team swept out of the postseason in the first round.  Los Angeles also avoided being swept in the playoffs by the Nuggets for the second straight season.

After tying his career-high number of three-pointers made in a game (9) after being drafted into the league two decades ago, James was upbeat about his NBA debut. I'm not going to play another 21 years,' he said after knocking all but one shot from behind the arc. As James put the finishing touches on his 3-point shooting display in the fourth quarter, the sellout crowd at Barclays Center stood on its feet. For the third time this season, he was up for 40 points, most recently in a home loss to Golden State on March 16.

While cruising on the interstate, the Lakers star had four slides with just one hand on the wheel. Each slide featured a different R&B song as he advanced. Although some drivers mocked James with quips and movie references, others were concerned with his video postings on high speeds. In the meantime, several people mocked his driving gloves. One user wrote, 'Gross precedent set by Lebron is that driving while driving is legal.' 'Not my goat,' says the narrator.'

With a 129-120 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night, the Lakers put an end to their four-game skid. James, 38, was 13 of 20 from the field, throwing five three-pointers without missing and making all nine of his free throws. He had seven rebounds, seven assists, and two blocks. With 3:32 left in the third quarter to eight points midway through the fourth quarter, Oklahoma City reduced what had been a 26-point deficit to eight points midway through the fourth quarter. James followed them on, scoring 11 points in the final 4:29 to help the Lakers hold on.

Following his cardiac arrest, LeBron James has expressed excitement for his son Bronny's college debut, with the kid just about to play his first game for the University of South Carolina. Bronny, 19, could make his USC bow against Long Beach State on Sunday, just five months after a horrific crash put his career in jeopardy. It would be "everything and more" to see his eldest son on the court, according to LeBron. The 38-year-old said after the Lakers' victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in Las Vegas that night: 'I'm looking forward to that for sure.' I'm so excited for that moment.'

The Lakers regained a 133-89 victory, progressing to the NBA Cup final in Las Vegas on Saturday, with James parlayed his 30 points with five rebounds and eight assists. In just over 22 minutes of play, James shot an impressive 75% from the field and launched all four attempts from behind the arc. Center Anthony Davis trailed James with 16 points and five assists, but the Lakers were dominated by 15 boards.

According to reports, the Los Angeles Lakers have recalled D'Angelo Russell and Austin Reaves, although they also agreed to buy Jaxson Hayes as they continue to develop quickly in this free market. As teams began to splash a considerable amount of money within the first hour of free agency opening on Friday, a reported $1.02 billion in salaries was committed. According to ESPN, the Lakers were back on Saturday, with Russell agreeing to a $37 million, two-year contract.

According to Jovan Buha of The Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Lakers are ready to cracking down to keep guard Auston Reaves and will match any contract bid he receives up to $100 million this summer. Reaves is expected to be a restricted free agent this off season, and the Lakers can only guarantee him a four-year deal worth $54 million, which is on the low end of what he is expected to receive. However, his status as an unrestricted free agent grants LA the ability to match any contract offer if he wishes to work with another team.

LeBron James is considering retirement, or so he claims. Following the Lakers' season-ending 113-111 loss to the Nuggets on Monday night, James speculated that his days spent on an NBA bench could be over. 'I have a lot to think about,' he said. 'Ill personally, I have a lot to think about as a result of me playing basketball.'

After the team's playoff loss, the Los Angeles Lakers will meet LeBron James in the coming days and hope he will continue with them. After his team was disqualified by Denver from the Western Conference finals late Monday in the minimum four games, James said he had a lot to think about regarding his basketball future. Since the enigmatic postgame remarks, the 38-year-old has skipped his team's postseason media exit interviews, but his decision to do so on Tuesday left Lakers fans hanging about his motives.

The Lakers' unexpected postseason came to a halt on Tuesday night as the Nuggets defeated LA 113-111 to propel the 2020 champions to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. At halftime, the Lakers led by 15 points but LeBron James only scored 38 second half points as a virtuoso, 40-point effort. The visitors were up six with less than three minutes to play in LA after a dramatic third quarter where Denver outscored the Lakers by 2020, but James and Co. restored to tie the game with 1:13 remaining.

Ultimately, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers won Game 1 of their Western Conference Round 1 match-up 128-112 in Memphis early Wednesday, leading Grizzlies fans home early with a strong fourth-quarter display. With both teams advancing, an enthralling game came down to the fourth quarter, but it was the No. 7 seed Lakers who suffered the most of a Ja Morant-less Grizzlies after being forced to leave late due to a hand injury. Rui Hachimura led the team with 29 points, while Austin Reeves chipped in with 23, Anthony Davis had 22 points, and James had 21.

LeBron James, the NBA all-time points leader, has rated the remaining 23 Los Angeles Lakers games as the'most important' of his incredible career, especially when it comes to the regular season. Since ten trips to the NBA Finals, James has won four NBA Championships and has also won 19 All-Star games appearances and gained a boatload of individual awards. But he isn't done there, and the Lakers' star has stepped up the stakes on himself and his teammates to make the playoffs after missing the season last year.

According to reports, the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz had 'exploratory talks' about Russell Westbrook's potential trade. As the Lakers' sixth man, Westbrook, 34, is averaging 15.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 7.6 assists over 28.8 minutes per game off the bench. According to Bleacher Report, the Lakers are interacting with most NBA clubs as they prepare for a playoff push.

After Durant challenged O'Neal's basketball acumen in a previous tweet, Shaquille O'Neal took to Twitter to unleash some barbaric words at Kevin Durant. On 'Inside The NBA,' O'Neal said, 'If you ain't a top-ten player, I don't know who you are.' The comment led Durant to tweet the question, 'Shaquille doesn't know ball?'

Fans in Japan were dissatisfied with Rui Hachimura's highly awaited debut for the LA Lakers after the historic moment crashed their NBA streaming service. When Hachimura came off the bench against San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night, he became the team's first Japanese player since being traded from the Washington Wizards earlier this week. It was a pivotal moment for the Asian nation, so much so that the overwhelming number of viewers tuning in to watch it unfold sent their NBA Rakuten streaming service into a ruckus.

According to reports, the Los Angeles Lakers are in advanced talks to add Wizards forward Rui Hachimura (left) to their roster. According to ESPN's Adrain Wojnarowski, the Lakers front office is accelerating a trade for the Wizards' Harm, with Shams Charania of the Athletic confirming that Lakers guard Kendrick Nunn (inset) and multiple second round picks are likely to move in the other direction. The move by the Lakers, who have been eager to surround star LeBron James (right) with more talent in the Western Conference standings, is a smart buy-low move by the team, who are currently 12th in the Western Conference standings.

Kyle Kuzma scored 36 points, and the Washington Wizards defeated the Dallas Mavericks 113-105 on Thursday night, despite Bradley Beal and Kristaps Porzingis' absence. Rui Hachimura added 23 points for Washington, which was missing Beal due to health and safety measures, as well as Pore obliviousness and Porcineis as a result of a left groin strain. The Wizards fell behind 22-8, but they rallied and eventually pulled away due to a trio of 3-pointers by Kuzma early in the fourth. Spencer Dinwiddie, who came from Dallas in the trade that brought Porchesis to Washington, led the Mavericks to 33 points, while Luka Doncic added 22 points. Following a four-game winning streak, the Mavericks have lost two in a row.