Overview
- On Friday night Hachimura faced his old team at Crypto.com Arena and finished with 16 points, six rebounds and two steals in 33 minutes.
- He received a warm reception from fans and former Lakers teammates, including pregame hugs with Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves and a tribute video from the Lakers.
- Hachimura said he missed his time in Los Angeles with the Lakers but that it was time to move on and that he is happy with the Clippers.
- Multiple outlets reported he signed a two-year deal worth roughly $28 million with the Clippers after the Lakers and Hachimura failed to reach terms in free agency this summer.
- The move keeps a proven floor-spacing forward in the city, underscores the Clippers’ roster reshaping and ensures more frequent matchups and personal reunions between Hachimura and his former Lakers colleagues.