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In his eighth career game on Friday, Wizards rookie forward Rui Hachimura became the fastest Wizards player to score 100 career points (by games played) since John Wall in 2010. Through those eight games and en route to those 100 points, Hachimura has managed to outshine the spotlight shone on him from local and international media, a hungry D.C. fanbase, and the rapt attention of an entire nation over six thousand miles away.
“(Rui is) exactly what the NBA is about,” Wizards head coach Scott Brooks said. “You work hard, you dream big and you’ve got an opportunity.