Rui Hachimura said Kobe Bryant is the reason he began playing basketball in Japan.
, especially considering that they didn't have to surrender many assets in order to land the 24-year-old forward.
Hachimura, who was 47.0 percent on catch-and-shoot 3-pointers for the Wizards last season, already had established chemistry with Lakers guard Russell Westbrook.During a recent interview with Stephen A. Smith, Lakers owner Jeanie Buss said that Hachimura chose his number because he was inspired by Bryant and his late daughter Gianna.
"Our new player, Hachimura … I asked him: Have you chosen a number yet? He said, 'Yeah, I'm wearing No. 28.' I said, 'Oh great!' and he said 'Because of No. 2 for Gianna and No. 8 for Kobe,'"Bryant is the reason he began playing basketballHe wore No. 8 during his time playing for the Wizards, but that number was unavailable because the franchise retired it when Bryant ended his career.
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