Rui Hachimura
FILE - In this July 23, 2021, file photo, Yui Susaki and Rui Hachimura, front right, of Japan, carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The racial diversity Japan showcased at the Olympic opening ceremony also highlights its lack in Japanese society. (Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Olympics carry a question: What does it mean to be Japanese?

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Simone Biles, of the United State, trains on the floor exercise during an artistic gymnastics practice session at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Jul. 22, 2021 07:21 AM EDT

A crow perches on a light pole near the statue of the Olympics rings in Tokyo on Thursday, July 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
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By Stephen Wade Jul. 05, 2021 06:11 AM EDT

Washington Wizards coach Scott Brooks reacts during the first half of the team's NBA basketball Eastern Conference play-in game against the Indiana Pacers, Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Wizards GM skirts topic of coach's future after playoff exit

By Howard Fendrich Jun. 03, 2021 04:59 PM EDT

Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard (39) watches as a fan who ran onto the court is restrained by security personnel during the second half of Game 4 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Washington Wizards, Monday, May 31, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Philadelphia 76ers at Washington Wizards 5/31/2021

May. 31, 2021 09:20 PM EDT

Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard (39) watches as a fan who ran onto the court is restrained by security personnel during the second half of Game 4 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Washington Wizards, Monday, May 31, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Fans Gone Wild: Spectator runs out on court during NBA game

By Howard Fendrich May. 31, 2021 09:19 PM EDT

Washington Wizards forward Rui Hachimura, right, is fouled by Miami Heat forward Kelly Olynyk (9) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Beal scores 32, Wizards top reeling Heat 103-100

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 03, 2021 11:05 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2019, file photo, Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv's Deni Avdija controls the ball during the Euro League basketball match between Olimpia Milan and Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv, in Milan, Italy. Avdija was selected by the Washington Wizards in the NBA draft Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
Israeli teen Deni Avdija drafted by Wizards at No. 9 overall

By Howard Fendrich Nov. 18, 2020 10:41 PM EST

FILE - In this June 21, 2019, file photo, the Washington Wizards draft pick Rui Hachimura, of Japan, center, smiles during an introductory press conference with head coach Scott Brooks, left, and Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations Tommy Sheppard at Capital One Arena in Washington. The Washington Wizards won’t have Bradley Beal, John Wall or Davis Bertans when the NBA returns amid the coronavirus pandemic. That leaves a bunch of young players, led by rookie Rui Hachimura, the first Japanese player to be taken in the first round of the NBA draft. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
No Beal, Wall or Bertans for long-shot Wizards in NBA return

By Howard Fendrich Jul. 23, 2020 09:30 AM EDT