"JJ Redick said that the team hopes to have Rui Hachimura available for both legs of the two remaining back-to-backs on the schedule after CHI," he reported. "Redick said keeping Hachimura out tonight was decided by his pain level being higher coming off IND than the baseline they’ve established."

The Los Angeles Lakers are without Rui Hachimura for Thursday’s game against the Chicago Bulls due to injury, and there’s a reason for that. Lakers head coach provided an explanation for Hachimura’s absence ahead of the game,