{"id":1664,"date":"2024-10-24T06:57:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T06:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2024-10-24T06:57:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T06:57:44","slug":"rui-hachimura-revealed-why-he-was-so-aggressive-with-julius-randle-of-the-wolves-he-is-just-standing-sometimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=1664","title":{"rendered":"Rui Hachimura revealed why he was so aggressive with Julius Randle of the Wolves: He Is &#8216;Just Standing&#8217; Sometimes."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.bleacherreport.com\/image\/upload\/w_800,h_533,c_fill\/v1729688537\/voogz9zlzxoqvyydigvm.jpg\" alt=\"LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 22: Julius Randle #30 of the Minnesota Timberwolves makes a move on Austin Reaves #15 and Rui Hachimura #28 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the first quarter at Crypto.com Arena on October 22, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How\/Getty Images)\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">Rui Hachimura said the Los Angeles Lakers&#8217; plan heading into Tuesday&#8217;s season opener against the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves was to take advantage of Julius Randle&#8217;s lack of defensive effort.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;We talked about Julius Randle. He sometimes is just standing and stuff,&#8221; Hachimura said, per Silver Screen and Roll&#8217;s\u00a0Jacob Rude. &#8220;So we talked about, we got to kind of use that. I know I can be the screener. 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