The last two Olympic hosts played a classic Tuesday in Lille.
On Tuesday, Japan forward Rui Hachimura experienced both the highs and the lows that the Olympics can provide.
The Toyama native came out firing for his country, amassing 24 points in just 22 minutes as the Japanese played France to within 72-70 with 8:31 left in the game. However, at that precise moment, Hachimura pulled down French center Rudy Gobert as he was attempting a layup. Called for his second unsportsmanlike foul, theAmazingly, Japan held serve to send the game into overtime tied at 84 despite overwhelming odds and a hostile Lille crowd.July 30, 2024
Hachimura also played for the Japanese in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo; the hosts finished in 11th place in that tournament. Picking up the slack in his absence was guard Yuki Kawamura, who tallied 26 points in regulation against the formidable size of Gobert and fellow center Victor Wembanyama.Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game.
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