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All About Rui Hachimura's Parents, Makiko Hachimura and Zakari Jabil
Makiko Hachimura and Zakari Jabil welcomed Rui Hachimura in 1998. Here's everything to know about Rui Hachimura's parents, Makiko Hachimura and Zakari Jabil.
When Rui — who since 2023 has played for the Los Angeles Lakers as a small forward — first came to the United States to attend Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, he didn’t speak English. Meanwhile, while speaking to Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet in 2023, Rui explained, per Sports Illustrated, that he wears the number eight jersey both in honor of the late Kobe Bryant and because of his last name, which he takes from his mom. But Rui told Andscape in a 2019 interview that his parents and grandmother found a creative option to show support for their son and grandson back in Japan, thanks to the university staff.
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