VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France -- The Paris Olympics are over early for Japan's Rui Hachimura.
Japan's basketball federation said in a statement Friday morning that Hachimura will sit out its game against Brazil due to a left calf injury.
The team said Hachimura felt discomfort in his calf fallowing Japan's 94-90 overtime loss to France on Tuesday. He received an MRI confirming an injury to his gastrocnemius muscle. He has since left the team.
"As my injury required early treatment, I was unfortunately unable to accompany the team in accordance with NBA/FIBA rules," Hachimura, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, said in a statement.