Star Athlete Injuries… McFadzilla’s ‘Festival of Stars’
MVP Kim Sun-hyung, Heo Hoon and others out of action
Pro Basketball All-Star Game held in Goyangseo on the 14th
Kim Sun-hyung (34-Seoul SK) is also missing. Heo Hoon (28-Suwon KT) is also absent.
The 2023-2024 Korean Professional Basketball All-Star Game, which will be held at the Sono Arena in Goyang on Thursday at 2 p.m., is depressing due to a series of injuries to star players.
Kim Sun-hyung is a two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) and the best guard of his generation.
In particular, he has won the Most Valuable Player award at the All-Star Game three times, the most in history.
He recently recovered from a calf injury and returned to action against the Changwon Elgee (LG) on Sept. 9, but injured his right ankle that day. “
He is expected to take at least four to eight weeks to recover,” the organization said.
Heo Hoon is another top star with professional basketball MVP experience.
He broke his nose in December last year and played with a face shield, but he suffered a major injury when he ruptured his left calf muscle in a DB game against Wonju on March 8. The diagnosis is that it will take three weeks to recover.
Kim Sun-hyung was replaced by Kang Sang-jae (DB) and Heo Hoon by Choi Sung-won (Anyang Jeonggwanjang) in the All-Star Game roster. Earlier, Lee Won-seok (Seoul Samsung) broke his nose and was replaced by Heo Il-young (SK). 안전토토사이트
Last year’s “Dunk King” Lens Abando (Jeonggwanjang) and Kebe Aluma (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis), who were set to compete in the dunk contest, and Kim Kook-chan (Hyundai Mobis), who was set to compete in the 3-point shooting contest, are also out due to injury.
This year’s All-Star Game will be divided into two teams, Team Kblemon and Team Gongaji, named after the characters from the Korean Basketball League’s (KBL) “KBL Friends” program.
The KMB team, led by division coach Kim Joo-sung, will feature Heo Woong (KCC), who topped the fan vote for the third consecutive year (166,616 votes), and last year’s All-Star game MVP Ha Yoon-ki (KT), while the Gong Aji team, led by ELG coach Cho Sang-hyun, will feature 2020 All-Star MVP Kim Jong-kyu (division) and Jamil Warney (SK), who led the league in scoring this season (25.8 points).
Ten players, including Song Kyo-chang (Busan KCC) and Paris Bass (KT), will participate in the dunk contest at halftime, and 14 players, including Heo Woong and Jeon Sung-hyun (Goyang Sono), will participate in the three-point shooting contest after the first quarter ends.
In addition, popular singer Kwon Eun-bi, who sang “Underwater,” will perform at halftime.
When tickets went on sale on the 8th, all 5561 seats were sold out within three minutes.
