Masked Lakers Star Rui Hachimura Undergoes X-Rays After Hard Fall in Timberwolves Loss: Is He Okay?

The Los Angeles Lakers just lost their fourth game in a row to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Wolves, who are performing at a high level, are one of the top teams in the Western Conference right now.

But the real question is whether Rui Hachimura is alright. The Gonzaga product suffered a great fall against the Timberwolves and underwent X-rays. So, are Hachimura and the Lakers in trouble?

Is Rui Hachimura injured?

The Los Angeles Lakers lost the game with a final score of 111-118. The Timberwolves turned out to be too much for the Lakers to handle, despite a strong performance from multiple Lakers players.

During the second half of an evenly-fought game, Lakers forward Rui Hachimura went down after a scary fall. He was visibly in pain as he rolled on the floor in agony, but was still able to finish the game.

After the game, Hachimura had an X-ray done to get ahead of any damage or injury sustained after that fall. However, luckily for Rui and Lakers fans, the X-rays turned out to be negative, not showing any damage or injury.

The team played in the absence of LeBron James and yet the players performed exceptionally well. Hachimura had 18 points and 5 rebounds on 7-12 shooting from the field this game.

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Anthony Davis led the Lakers in scoring with 31 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks for the game. Taurean Prince had 14 points as a contribution on offense for the Los Angeles Lakers.

D’Angelo Russell too poured in 17 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 2 steals for the game. The team got a good 20-point performance from Austin Reaves, who came off the bench for the Lakers.

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The Los Angeles Lakers had multiple players scoring in bunches, but it was the Timberwolves duo of Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns that took the game away from the Lakers squad.

Edwards had 27 points that were accompanied by Towns’ 21-point performance. More importantly, all the Timberwolves starters finished the game with substantial double-digit points.

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If the Lakers had LBJ in the starting lineup, the outcome may have been different. As for Rui Hachimura’s fall, Timberwolves’ Naz Reid was handed a flagrant foul for his excessiveness on the floor. 

Given that there wasn’t any indication of injury, the Lakers can expect Hachimura to suit up for them in the coming games as well. Let’s see if the Lakers can snap this losing streak soon.