Sasaki met fellow Japanese native Rui Hachimura ... and drawing inspiration from the superstar. Sasaki additionally got to meet LeBron James and received a custom No. 11 Lakers jersey.

Hachimura was carrying a questionable tag into Monday, but he will end up missing his second straight game. Dorian Finney-Smith is likely to draw another start in Hachimura's stead.

"I spoke to a Lakers source about this, where I was talking about a trade that involves Rui Hachimura going out in the trade. They're like, 'I don't know, Rui’s pretty good,'" Woike said.

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Dan Woike: ‘I spoke to a Lakers source about this where I was talking about a trade that involves Rui Hachimura going out in the trade and they’re like, ‘I don’t know, Rui’s pretty good!

Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick explained his decision to keep Rui Hachimura in the starting lineup over Rui Hachimura.

Hachimura closed Wednesday's 131-119 loss to the Jazz with 19 points (8-15 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 0-1 FT), three rebounds and one assist in 30 minutes.

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Roki Sasaki is at the #Lakers game tonight ... Sasaki met fellow Japanese native Rui Hachimura, who has often spoke fondly of Shohei Ohtani and drawing inspiration from the superstar.