Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura did not play in Friday’s 132-74 preseason loss to the Golden State Warriors due to calf discomfort.

Lakers head coach JJ Redick opted to rest Hachimura, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves, Dalton Knecht, Max Christie and D’Angelo Russell during the final game of the preseason. Davis, Reaves, Knecht, Christie and Russell did play in the Lakers’ overtime win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday.

Redick doesn’t believe Hachimura will miss opening night due to his calf issues. The Lakers open their season Tuesday hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves, via ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.

Hachimura has had problems with his calf since the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. While playing for Team Japan, Hachimura injured his calf during an overtime loss to France. Hachimura did not play again and has since been working on the discomfort in his calf as the season approaches.

Hachimura played in the first four preseason games for the Lakers this season, averaging 12.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game for the Lakers.

Although Hachimura was out of the final two preseason games and limited heading into the season, Redick recently had high praise for the 26-year-old.

“Rui was great,” Redick said earlier this month. “I think we were still getting used to it when we had our first preseason game, we had only practiced three times and he wasn’t a full participant for most of September, he was in and out of the gym and he had some family matters. So he’s been super dedicated to our classroom and in the mornings that we talked about today, I feel like that’s been really helpful. And everything we asked him to do, he did it, so he was great.”

Hachimura is entering his seventh NBA season and his third season with the Lakers. He will look to build on the 2023-24 season, when he averaged 13.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.

Hachimura first joined the NBA after being selected by the Washington Wizards with the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NBA Draft. He was named to the 2020 NBA All-Rookie Second Team after averaging 13.5 points, 6.1 total rebounds and 1.8 assists.

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