However, that doesn't mean every single player on the team dislikes one another, specifically Yuki Kawamura and Rui Hachimura. Yuki Kawamura and Rui Hachimura are the only two Japanese players in the NBA right now.

Memphis Grizzlies guard Yuki Kawamura and Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura are representing Japanese basketball in the NBA.

Throughout the preseason and early in the new NBA campaign, Grizzlies' rookie point guard Yuki Kawamura has been making waves around the league. After losing Derrick Rose to retirement just weeks before the preseason,

Moments later, with Wizards guard Jared Butler defending, Kawamura stepped back and drilled a 26-foot three-pointer for the first basket of his NBA career. Grizzlies fans went wild.

After yet another great game against the Grizzlies, it’s clear that Rui Hachimura takes it personal every time he matches up with Memphis.