Rui Hachimura (22) of the NBA Wizards will enter the season’s first match of the second year against the Bulls at his home base on December 31st (January 1, 9 am Japan time). At an online press conference before the match, he said he was “excited”. This sunrise time is scheduled to be about 20 minutes.

Due to the epidemic keratoconjunctivitis of both eyes, he left the battlefield and was absent from the middle of the open battle. Regarding his physical condition, he nods, “The condition is okay. I’ve been practicing with the coaches for about a week. There’s nothing wrong with that.”

Wizards have been losing four games in a row since the opening round on the 23rd. For that reason, he is enthusiastic that he wants to win somehow today. He analyzed that there were many places where the team did not engage with each other, and he said, “I want to improve my chemistry” by adding myself.

At the Winter Cup held in Tokyo until the other day, Sendai University Meisei High School won the championship. After the dramatic end of the final, Hachimura posted a series of delights and blessings on SNS. “It was a midnight match, but I’ve been watching it all the time. I was encouraged. Congratulations to Professor Hisao (Sato). I think Meisei High School is leading Japanese basketball.” Inspired by his juniors, he intends to rampage himself on the court.