Japan national basketball team star Rui Hachimura will head into the NBA playoffs for the fourth time in his career Saturday as an integral member of a Los Angeles Lakers outfit with championship aspirations.The power forward has been to the postseason twice since the January 2023 trade that sent him from the Washington Wizards to a Lakers franchise in win-now mode under the leadership of aging superstar LeBron James.The Lakers advanced to the past two playoffs via the play-in tournament but will go into this year's first round against the Minnesota Timberwolves with home court advantage af…READ FULL ARTICLE