Basketball: Rui Hachimura likely to miss further week with groin injury

Rui Hachimura is likely to be sidelined for another week as he recovers from a groin injury, Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks said Saturday.The 21-year-old rookie from Japan has missed six games since suffering the injury during the Wizards' 133-119 win over the Detroit Pistons on Dec. 16.Hachimura has yet to return to team practice and is not expected back in the lineup until Washington hosts the Denver Nuggets on Jan. 4, Brooks said.The Toyama Prefecture native, drafted No. 9 by the Wizards, has averaged a solid 13.9 points per game as the team's starting power forward.His injur…READ FULL ARTICLE