Allen continued his basketball career at Tokai University and as of October 2024, plays as a forward for the Gunma Crane Thunders in Japan’s B.League. Rui Hachimura (C) with his parents ...

Gonzaga men’s basketball 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 ...

“This is home for me,” Rui Hachimura said ... But when asked what he’d do if he weren’t a professional basketball player, he said he’d be a professional DJ. He always had an interest ...

Recent remarks by Japanese basketball star Rui Hachimura voicing discontent toward the Japan Basketball Association and the national team have caused a stir in the domestic basketball scene.

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — The Paris Olympics are over early for Japan’s Rui Hachimura. Japan’s basketball federation said in a statement Friday morning that Hachimura will sit out its ...