There are certain things that are often not said publicly by players in the NBA. For example, behind closed doors, teams may identify a weakness or a player they think they can attack, but they usually don’t reveal it to the media very often.

Tuesday was not one of those times.

The Lakers opened their season with a win over the Wolves behind an MVP-caliber performance from Anthony Davis. LeBron James and Bronny made headlines after making history in the game. They shared the court together in the second quarter, becoming the first father-son duo to do so in an NBA game.

So Rui Hachimura flew under the radar. The forward had a strong performance to start the season. He scored 18 points on 7-14 shooting and had a huge dunk on Rudy Gobert in the first half.

After catching a body during the game, he went to his postgame presser and caught another. When asked about his score and production that night, Rui casually gushed over Julius Randle out of nowhere.

“For me, I just tried to be more aggressive,” Hachimura said. “We were talking about Julius Randle. Sometimes he just stands there and stuff. So we were talking about, we need to use that a little bit. I know I can be the screener. I can be in the corner attacking the rim and stuff.

Well, damn!

Was he wrong? No. Is that something players usually openly admit? No! But the tape matches Rui’s words, which won’t do Randle any favors.

Did Rui mean something malicious by this? Probably not. I can’t imagine he has a vendetta against Randle. And I imagine Randle will be a lot more involved the next time he plays against the Lakers.

But this is one of the funniest post-match quotes a player has had in a while. Just casually saying you were so good on offense because the guy you’re defending just walks around like Prime Minister James Harden is unbelievable.

By my count, that’s two poster dunks for Rui this season.

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