LeBron James Told Rui Hachimura to Ignore JJ Redick’s Staff During Lakers-Thunder Series
Credits: Imagn ©Credits: Imagn From misplacing LeBron James’ passes to now calling him “big brother”. Ever since his trade from the Washington Wizards in 2023, Rui Hachimura has found constant support from the 22x All-Star teammate. In fact, Bron would take him under his wing in their first summer together and even called the Japanese forward his “understudy” or “Daniel-san” to his “Mr.
Miyagi”. That’s why in the must-win Game 4 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Rui knew which voice to listen to. Hachimura said that LeBron always backs him up and tells him he’s the guy.
“Yeah, he says things like that to me all the time,” the Lakers star said in a recent interview with Shuzo Matsuoka, a retired Japanese tennis player and sports commentator . “He’ll say, ‘You’re my main guy. ’ Even in yesterday’s game, during a timeout, the coach told me to make sure to pass the ball well, or rather, to read the defense properly.
LeBron overheard that conversation, and he told me, ‘Don’t worry about it. Just play your game. ’ He says things like that for me.
So that really makes me feel, ‘Wow, I am truly trusted. ’ It turned out to be the final game for the Los Angeles Lakers in the postseason. And it’s understandable why LeBron James did not want Rui Hachimura to overthink in that game.
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