Injured Rui Hachimura can't help Lakers. But watch him save Earth on Japanese anime show

Last season, Rui Hachimura helped save the Lakers. Now the 6-foot-8, 230-pound forward is hoping to help save Earth — even though he's in concussion protocol with the Lakers — by dunking an approaching meteorite into oblivion. Or something like that.

He played three years at Gonzaga before being selected ninth overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2019 draft. On Jan. 23, the struggling Lakers acquired Hachimura from the Wizards for Kendrick Nunn and three second-round draft picks. It wasn't an instant fit, but Hachimura flourished late in the season and during a playoff run in which the seventh-seeded Lakers advanced to the Western Conference Finals. He was rewarded this summer with a three-year, $51-million contract.

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