As reported by Zach Rosen at NBA.com almost two weeks ago (and at BulletsForever we admittedly didn’t publish something right away) and later by Josh Martin at Closeup360.com, Rui Hachimura and a large contingent of Washington Wizards’ front office, including General Manager Tommy Sheppard, made a first official visit to the Japanese Embassy in D.C., at the formal invitation of Ambassador Shinsuke J. Sugiyama.
During the visit, Ambassador Sugiyama offered the rookie and the rest of the Wizards’ brass a carte blanche to the Japanese quarters in D.