Los Angeles Lakers small forward Rui Hachimura is heading back to his native Japan during the 2025 offseason. The 6-foot-8 ...

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered an unexpected first round exit, falling to the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games. Despite ...

Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura is hosting a three-day basketball camp for high school students in Japan this summer ...

A youth basketball standout with dreams of emulating Los Angeles Lakers power forward Rui Hachimura has emerged as an ...

LA Lakers star Rui Hachimura accuses the B. League of a ‘profit-first’ mentality in plans to increase foreign players.

The Los Angeles Lakers have an earlier offseason than anyone — including themselves — expected to have. This means a longer ...

Japan has ambitious plans to become a basketball powerhouse but a row involving star player Rui Hachimura and disagreements over the domestic league's direction mean success is anything but a slam ...

Rui Hachimura's rise from a young boy growing up in Sendai, Japan, to a standout forward for the Los Angeles Lakers is a ...

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A youth basketball standout with dreams of emulating Los Angeles Lakers power forward Rui Hachimura has emerged as an intriguing prospect for the Japanese men's national ...