WASHINGTON —
Rui Hachimura and the Lakers had just wrapped a 5-1 road trip as he stood by his locker near the door.
Being back inside the Wizards building felt a little weird to Hachimura, his first game back in Washington after the Lakers acquired him last year at the trade deadline in a move that’s run parallel to long stretches of winning basketball.
As he talked about the ways he’s grown as a pro since leaving the Wizards, he mentioned two of his teammates, LeBron James and Anthony Davis.