<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Rui-Hachimura-Wizards.jpg"></figure><h1>Rui Hachimura admits struggling with endless racist taunts ‘almost everyday’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-05-05T23:51:06-07:00">May 5th, 11:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-05-05T23:51:06-07:00">May 5th, 11:51pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Rui Hachimura of the Washington Wizards wants everyone to know that racism towards Asians is real. The 23-year-old, who was born in Toyama Prefecture in Japan, opened up on social media recently as he addressed the racist remarks being thrown at his younger brother Aren Hachimura.</p><p>Aren, who like Hachimura plays hoops as a varsity player for Tokai University in Japan, recently <a href="https://twitter.com/allen_hachi/status/1389567884565762048">posted an image on his Twitter</a> account of one of the many hate messages he’s been receiving. In Japanese, he said someone told him they were “born by mistake” and that he “should die.”</p><blockquote>“Some people say that there is no racism in Japan, but there are people who make racist remarks like this. I don’t think it’s a problem that can be exposed, but I would like you to take an interest in the issue of racial discrimination once again.”</blockquote><p>Hachimura was quick to console his 21-year-old brother. The second-year forward for the Wizards replied to Aren’s tweet, saying he gets these types of messages daily as well.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="ja">こんなの、毎日のようにくるよ🤷🏽‍♂️</p><p>— Rui “Louis” Hachimura 八村 塁 (@rui_8mura) <a href="https://twitter.com/rui_8mura/status/1389593217130188806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 4, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Both Hachimura brothers are of Japanese descent and are half-Beninese. According to their tweets, Rui gets hate in the United States for ‘not being American’ while Aren gets hate in Japan for ‘not being Japanese’. When will we #StopAsianHate?</p><p>Despite the small wins with regards to the fight against social justice, it seems the world has taken 10 huge steps back after the recent senseless attacks on Asians. Rui Hachimura has been a little more vocal these days in denouncing racism but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-coby-white-reveals-motivation-behind-his-powerful-message-to-stop-asian-hate/">he sure can’t do it alone</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rui Hachimura admits struggling with endless racist taunts ‘almost everyday’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/wizards-news-anthony-davis-gets-posterized-by-rui-hachimura-in-impressive-fashion.jpeg"></figure><h1>Anthony Davis gets posterized by Wizards’ Rui Hachimura in impressive fashion</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-28T18:50:07-07:00">April 28th, 6:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-28T18:51:13-07:00">April 28th, 6:51pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Rui Hachimura just went full yakuza mode and caught a body. His latest victim – Anthony Davis. The Washington Wizards young gun posterized the 2020 champion in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/washington-wizards/roster">their game</a> on Wednesday and left the Los Angeles Lakers superstar on the floor.</p><p>Check out Rui’s new <a href="https://nbatopshot.com/">NBA Top Shot</a> Moment <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1387575518531227648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1387575518531227648%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1131893action%3Dedit">here:</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rui Hachimura just put AD on a poster 😳<a href="https://t.co/dK7yz9y3x2" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/dK7yz9y3x2</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1387575518531227648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 29, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The 23-year-old Toyama native has been in and out of the Wizards’ line-up in his first two seasons in the league. Injuries and different health concerns have dampened the young forward’s growth and development but it sure looks like Hachumira is building up to be one of the more exciting and athletic young bigs in the league.</p><p>If you need proof, you can go back up and watch that clip again.</p><p>We’ve seen a few Rui Hachimura highlights in his time in the NBA but this latest one is by far one of his best posters. If he can keep his foot on the gas and help the Wizards grab a huge home win against the Lakers then that should definitely make things a bit sweeter.</p><p>The red-hot Wizards have now put themselves in a prime position to claim a ticket to the play-in tournament. Their current streak in April has pushed them all the way to the 10th spot in the East with less than a handful of games separating them and the rest of the other play-in contenders.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Anthony Davis gets posterized by Wizards’ Rui Hachimura in impressive fashion

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image_2021-04-04_231729.png"></figure><h1>Wizards’ Rui Hachimura given vague injury update from Scott Brooks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-04T08:19:27-07:00">April 4th, 8:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-04T08:19:27-07:00">April 4th, 8:19am</time><address><a>Skyler Carlin</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Rui Hachimura recently suffered a shoulder injury and it is uncertain when he will be able to return to the lineup for the Washington Wizards. After missing Saturday’s game versus the Dallas Mavericks, Scott Brooks gave a <a href="https://twitter.com/FredKatz/status/1378520974748975106?s=20">concerning injury update</a> for Hachimura, via The Athletic’s Fred Katz.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Scott Brooks says he has “no idea” how long Rui Hachimura is going to be out with his shoulder injury. “I don’t know if it’s a game,” he says. “I don’t know if it’s five games."</p><p>— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) <a href="https://twitter.com/FredKatz/status/1378520974748975106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 4, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The shoulder injury that Hachimura is dealing with was sustained during Washington’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wizards-news-russell-westbrook-had-nsfw-words-for-russell-westbrook-after-loss-to-pistons/">blowout loss</a> to the Detroit Pistons on Thursday. Injuries are beginning to become an issue for the Wizards as Bradley Beal has been in and out of the lineup recently with a hip ailment.</p><p>Hachimura has now missed one game due to his shoulder injury and Brooks doesn’t know how many games he is going to miss. That isn’t what Washington fans want to hear as they’ve now fallen to the 12th seed in the Eastern Conference with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/washington-wizards/records">dismal 17-31 record.</a></p><p>The crazy thing is, the Wizards aren’t out of the race in the Eastern Conference since they are only 6.5 games back from the eighth-seed Boston Celtics right now. But for Washington to get back on track, they are going to need to get healthier sooner rather than later.</p><p>During the course of the season, Hachimura has shown drastic improvements in his game while he’s compiling 14.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game for the Wizards. The improvements in his shooting have been noticeable as he’s making 47.9 percent of his shot attempts, to go along with a 33.7 percent conversion rate on shots beyond the arc.</p><p>Unfortunately, Brooks doesn’t know how many games Hachimura is going to be sidelined moving forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wizards’ Rui Hachimura given vague injury update from Scott Brooks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/rui-beal.jpg"></figure><h1>Wizards stars Bradley Beal, Rui Hachimura react to massive Russell Westbrook poster slam</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-30T21:36:32-07:00">March 30th, 9:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-30T21:37:17-07:00">March 30th, 9:37pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Towards the end of the game between the Washington Wizards and the Charlotte Hornets, Russell Westbrook unleashed a massive spike right on Bismack Biyombo’s face. Sure enough, teammates Bradley Beal and Rui Hachimura couldn’t hold back their thoughts and had something to say about the emphatic finish.</p><p>Via <a href="https://twitter.com/RealDealBeal23/status/1377074592754319362" rel="noopener">Twitter</a>, Beal even retweeted the clip to remind his followers on how nasty the slam is.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">On his HELMET!!! <a href="https://t.co/80LkHSPDWE" target="_blank">https://t.co/80LkHSPDWE</a></p><p>— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealDealBeal23/status/1377074592754319362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 31, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>For Hachimura, the dunk was surreal to see in person.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rui Hachimura on Russell Westbrook’s dunk tonight: "Those are the dunks I used to see on TV. Now, they’re right next to me…It’s crazy."</p><p>— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) <a href="https://twitter.com/FredKatz/status/1377081868064075780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 31, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It’s definitely great to see Bradley Beal, Rui Hachimura and the rest of the Wizards hyping up Russell Westbrook despite the loss. Yes, it was a nasty finish, but it’s just a consolation highlight since it was the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/charlotte-hornets-washington-wizards-3-31-2021/762ce175-3d7a-4701-9291-19aa01381a13" rel="noopener">Hornets who got the victory</a>.</p><p>The loss broke the Wizards’ two-game winning streak. They were close to snagging three wins a row for the first time since the second week of February. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to boot the Hornets out.</p><p>There’s still a ton of games left to play, but from the looks of it, the Wizards won’t make it to the postseason. It’s still possible, but they need to completely overhaul their energy and playstyle.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Hornets have won four of their last five games. They now have a 24-22 record and are in fourth place in the East. Even without LaMelo Ball in the fold, Buzz City is doing relatively well. Players like Gordon Hayward and Terry Rozier have been stellar for the squad.</p><p>The main task now is to keep their focus and squeeze out as many wins as possible. If the Hornets qualify for the playoffs, then it’ll be the first time since the 2015-16 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wizards stars Bradley Beal, Rui Hachimura react to massive Russell Westbrook poster slam

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/rui-hachimura-bradley-beal-russell-westbrook-wizards.jpeg"></figure><h1>Wizards forward Rui Hachimura rates his own poster dunk on Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-27T21:43:18-07:00">March 27th, 9:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-27T21:43:50-07:00">March 27th, 9:43pm</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/washington-wizards">Washington Wizards</a> forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/rui-hachimura/c1130a47">Rui Hachimura</a> baptized <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/detroit-pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> rookie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/isaiah-stewart/b0f60988">Isaiah Stewart</a> with a mean poster dunk. After Washington’s 106-92 win over Detroit, the sophomore couldn’t help but rate the poster as a top-3 highlight of his career.</p><p>Via <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/wizards/rui-hachimura-says-dunk-vs-pistons-ranks-top-three-his-career">Andrew Gillis of NBC Sports Washington</a>:</p><blockquote>“It was a top three,” Hachimura said postgame, beaming with pride. “After the game I saw the highlights and stuff — I liked it.”</blockquote><p>In case you missed it, here is when Hachimura gave Stewart his “Welcome to the NBA” moment:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="in">RUI SLAM<a href="https://t.co/oQPNtTlvEU" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/oQPNtTlvEU</a></p><p>— NBCSports Washington (@NBCSWashington) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSWashington/status/1375969322825351168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 28, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>That’s an amazing call from the Wizards announcer, too. Konichiwa indeed, Mr. Stewart.</p><p>Hachimura enjoyed the throwdown, letting out a huge roar in front of Stewart’s face. Wizards head coach Scott Brooks definitely enjoyed seeing the emotion from the Japanese-born stud.</p><blockquote>“I love it, I think he needs more of it,” coach Scott Brooks said of Hachimura’s emotions after his slam. “I think he’s getting used to the NBA way. You’ve gotta play with that emotion, that passion, that edge.”</blockquote><p>Hachimura is looking more comfortable playing out there as his second NBA season rolls along. He registered 14 points and six rebounds in Washington’s 14-point win over Detroit. As for the man who set up the play, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/russell-westbrook/b3770983">Russell Westbrook</a> finished with another triple-double. The Wizards star point guard notched 19 points, 19 rebounds, and 10 assists in the win.</p><p>Westbrook has embraced a mentor role for Hachimura in his debut campaign with the Wizards. The former league MVP definitely made his protege look good, with Hachimura providing the finishing touches with his insane bounce.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wizards forward Rui Hachimura rates his own poster dunk on Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart

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2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
13.9	5.9	1.5	0.1	0.8

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
13.9	5.9	1.5	0.1	0.8