Japanese NBA Star Rui Hachimura Reveals He Gets Racist Remarks 'Almost Every Day'

Rui Hachimura, the first Japanese player to be a first-round pick in an NBA Draft, revealed on Tuesday that he receives racist messages online "almost every day." Online hate: The 23-year-old Washington Wizards forward made the revelation via a comment on Twitter after his younger brother, Aren Hachimura, posted an image of an offensive message he received. Aren, 21, received a direct message in Japanese that said he was “born by mistake” and that he “should die," reported Clutch Points.

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