Japanese rookie Rui Hachimura will wear No. 8 for the Washington Wizards, the NBA team said Wednesday.The Wizards made the announcement on their official Twitter account, posting a photo of the 21-year-old forward wearing a jersey bearing the number along with his name.Written in Japanese, Hachimura's name includes the kanji character for eight. "Hachi = 8 in Japanese," the team explained in a subsequent tweet.Hachimura wore No. 21 at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington state, where he became a collegiate star over three seasons.Speaking on the second day of the Wizards' mini-camp on …READ FULL ARTICLE
