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Rui Hachimura, <a href="https://data.nextshark.com/rui-hachimura-biracial-basketball-star/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the first Japanese player to be a first-round pick</a> in an NBA Draft, revealed on Tuesday that he receives racist messages online &#8220;almost every day.&#8221;
Online hate: The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RmUy4cenRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">23-year-old Washington Wizards forward</a> made the revelation via a comment on Twitter after his younger brother, Aren Hachimura, <a href="https://twitter.com/rui_8mura/status/1389593217130188806" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted an image of an offensive message</a> he received.
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Aren, 21, received a direct message in Japanese that said he was “born by mistake” and that he “should die,&#8221; reported <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wizards-news-rui-hachimura-admits-struggling-with-endless-racist-taunts-almost-everyday/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Clutch Points</a>. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">According to <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/nbas-hachimura-gets-racist-messages-050409140.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AFP</a>, the younger Hachimura wrote that while exposing the sender will not solve the problem, he wants people to spread awareness about racism. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Rui replied in their native language that he also receives this kind of message almost every day. </li>
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<a href="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/1-3.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10098217" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/1-3.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="541" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/1-3.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/1-3-284x192.jpg 284w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/1-3-770x521.jpg 770w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/1-3-380x257.jpg 380w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></a>
<a href="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10098218" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2-1.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="331" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2-1.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2-1-367x152.jpg 367w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2-1-770x319.jpg 770w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2-1-380x157.jpg 380w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></a>
Fans express support: Following the Twitter exchange, fans posted their messages of support for the brothers in the thread.
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Some fans highlighted that there are still many who support them. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Others expressed love and share positive messages for the siblings. </li>
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<a href="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/4.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10098221" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/4.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="395" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/4.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/4-367x181.jpg 367w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/4-770x380.jpg 770w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/4-380x188.jpg 380w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></a>
<a href="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/3-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10098222" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/3-1.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="328" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/3-1.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/3-1-367x150.jpg 367w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/3-1-770x316.jpg 770w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/3-1-380x156.jpg 380w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></a>
About the brothers: Born to a Beninese father and a Japanese mother, the Hachimura siblings are talented athletes who have become prominent in Japan for their basketball careers. 
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://data.nextshark.com/rui-hachimura-japanese-nba/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In 2019</a>, Rui made history as the second Japanese-born player to be drafted into the NBA after <a href="https://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Yasutaka-Okayama/Japan/Sumitomo-Metal-Sparks/56710" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yasutaka Okayama</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Aren, who played for <a href="https://www.fiba.basketball/asia/u16/2015/player/Aren-Hachimura" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Japan’s U16 (Under 16) National team in 2015</a>, is now a power forward for the <a href="https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Aren-Hachimura/Summary/176164" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sun Rockers Shibuya in Japan’s B. League</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">He may soon follow his brother’s footsteps as he is set to be eligible for the NBA draft this year. </li>
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Featured Image via <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8Wa9HrtGmI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington Wizards</a>

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