Professional basketball Suwon KT’s ace Heo Hoon is suffering from a cold after his outstanding performance, scoring 37 points against the ‘super team’ Busan KCC.
KT coach Song Young-jin said, “Heo Hoon has a cold ahead of the 4th game of the 2023-2024 Jeong Kwan-Jang Professional Basketball Championship (4 wins out of 7) held at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan on the 3rd.
He said, “I received treatment at the hospital in the morning, and came (to the court) after resting at the hotel.”
He added, I have a swollen neck, but I think it will be okay (to play), adding, “We’ll have to see if I can play 40 minutes again today.” 파워볼
Heo Hoon played 40 minutes in both the second and third games of the championship.
In particular, in the third game, he scored 37 points alone, leading to a close match with KCC, which had a large number of national team players.
However, despite Heo Hoon’s performance, KT lost 89-92 to KCC, taking their second loss (1 win) in the series.
In addition to the pain of defeat, Heo Hoon, who was also faced with the negative news of a cold, came out to the court early that day and devoted himself to shooting practice.
KCC coach Jeon Chang-jin is said to have prepared a ‘customized defense’ to suppress Heo Hoon’s performance.
Coach Jeon said, “Heo Hoon’s defense was prepared differently than usual,” and “For now, Lee Ho-hyun and Calvin Jeffrey Epistola will block, but in an emergency situation, we can leave it to Song Kyo-chang.”
At the same time, he said, “We will play defense that pushes towards the end line.
He added, “I don’t want to give more space to mid-range shots.”
The former coach believed that KCC’s win rate would increase as Heo Hoon focused on individual attacks rather than saving the team, but in the third game, Heo Hoon was hit hard by mid-range shots at every critical point, making him sweaty.
At the championship media day, he said, “I won’t stop Heo Hoon.
“He will tell me to score 50 points alone,” said the former manager, adding, “I hope you understand my thoughts.
“If Heo Hoon holds the ball for a long time, the ball doesn’t go to Paris Bass,” he said.
“In fact, Heo Hoon scored 37 points, but Bass’ score dropped.
He pointed out, “We need to suppress the scoring of both players to that level and reduce the scoring of the remaining domestic players as well.”
Bass, who was the top scorer in the regular league with an average of 25.4 points per game, scored only 20 points in the third game.
Coach Song said, “Sensitive “It’s only a small part, but Bass was annoyed that the referee’s decision was harsh to him and didn’t call him well, and he said his teammates didn’t do what he wanted,” he said.
It was resolved through conversation.
In any case, Bass needs to calm down,” he said.