{"id":512406,"date":"2026-01-02T19:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T19:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/512406\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T19:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T19:57:12","slug":"jj-redick-reveals-when-rui-hachimura-could-return-from-his-calf-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/512406\/","title":{"rendered":"JJ Redick reveals when Rui Hachimura could return from his calf injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lakers\u2019 injury list has gotten longer and longer recently, with Austin Reaves, Gabe Vincent and even rookie Adou Thiero ruled out<\/a> for an extended period of time.<\/p>\n

However, LA will likely have their starting-caliber forward, Rui Hachimura, back sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

Before the Lakers played their last game of 2025 against the Pistons, head coach JJ Redick stated that Hachimura could be back by early next week.<\/p>\n

Hachimura missed LA\u2019s game against Detroit due to right calf soreness<\/a>, and with Redick confirming he\u2019ll miss the weekend games, the soonest he could return would be on Jan. 6, when the Lakers play the Pelicans.<\/p>\n

Calf injuries can turn into more serious ailments and this isn\u2019t the first time Hachumra has missed games due to this type of injury.<\/p>\n

Hachumra missed one game earlier this year against the Bucks with left calf soreness<\/a>. In that instance, he returned for the next game and didn\u2019t miss any more time.<\/p>\n

Now his right calf is giving him some problems, and while he\u2019ll miss more than one game, it doesn\u2019t appear as serious as Reaves\u2019 Grade 2 calf strain<\/a>, which will keep the star guard out for a month.<\/p>\n

Overall, Hachimura has remained healthy this season. He missed a pair of games this year due to right groin soreness<\/a> and if he comes back next week, that\u2019s a relatively short time away from the team.<\/p>\n

Hachimura\u2019s impact on the Lakers is clear. He has started all 27 games he\u2019s played this year, and with him shooting 44% from 3-point range, he\u2019s the team\u2019s best perimeter threat.<\/p>\n

Hachimura is averaging 12.7 points per game, making him LA\u2019s fourth-highest scorer. So, while his role and starting position might be a debate Lakers fans are having, it\u2019s clear he\u2019s an important player and having him available improves the team\u2019s odds of winning.<\/p>\n

If Redick is right and Hachimura has no more setbacks, then he can return for the team\u2019s next two road games and get the Lakers a bit closer to being fully healthy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Lakers\u2019 injury list has gotten longer and longer recently, with Austin Reaves, Gabe Vincent and even rookie…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":512407,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3790],"tags":[7,4034,1698,300,551,4044,251,150,4033,4043,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-512406","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-lakers","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-la","10":"tag-la-lakers","11":"tag-lakers","12":"tag-lakers-injury-report","13":"tag-lalakers","14":"tag-los-angeles","15":"tag-los-angeles-lakers","16":"tag-losangeles","17":"tag-losangeleslakers","18":"tag-nba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115827275465191622","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/512407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}