The former Gonzaga star leads Japan into the Paris Olympics where they'll face gold medal contenders France and Germany in group play
standout and current Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura is the face of a Japanese men’s basketball national team making back-to-back appearances in the Olympic Games for the first time since the 1970s.
In his first organized game since April, Hachimura finished with 19 points, five rebounds and shot 6-of-13 from the field in 25 minutes. He knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and went 5-of-6 at the charity stripe, but Japan was ultimately overwhelmed in a 104-83 defeat. It was more of the same against Nikola Jokic and Serbia — Hachimura was even better, totaling 29 points and five triples, though the Serbs cruised to a 119-100 victory in Japan’s final tune-up game.
That crew nearly came close to upsetting the Americans again, this time in an exhibition game, after trailing by double-digits in the first half only to take the lead with four minutes remaining in regulation. Franz led the way with 18 points, as the 22-year-old figures to be Germany’s go-to guy throughout Olympic competition, while Shroeder had a 13-point, 10-assist double-double and Angst added 17 points.
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