Suwon KT and Busan KCC will have a showdown at the 2023-2024 Professional Basketball Championship best of four out of seven between them. The first round match between the two teams will take place at Suwon KT Sonic Boom Arena on Wednesday. KT 3rd, which is ahead of KCC 5th in the regular league standings, will play its home game first.
The meeting between KT and KCC involves diverse stories. What attracts attention is the duel between Heo Hoon 29 and Heo Woong 31 of the Korean pro baseball league. It is the first time that the two met at the final stage. It is Heo Hoon’s first championship match since his professional debut.
What’s interesting is that the two of them are currently living in the same house. Hur has not moved in since he was discharged from the military athletic unit Sangju Sangmu last year. He moved back and forth between his team’s lodging and Heo Woong’s house, but over time he stayed at his brother’s house more often than at his lodging. After the Media Day event of the championship match held at the KBL Center in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul on Saturday, Heo even asked Heo “What are you going to have for dinner tonight?” They are close brothers and sisters outside the court. However, they have to live as enemies during the championship match period.
The public is paying keen attention to the sibling rivalry. Huh said, “It’s an honor for my family to have the sibling rivalry in the championship game. They’ve had a hard time coming up to the stage. Huh Hoon was injured in the playoff,” adding, “I hope we can achieve our goal as best we can in the final stage. More than anything else, I hope we can finish the game without getting hurt.” Huh said, “I desperately want to win the championship. I’ll do my best. It’s a championship match against my brother, but I expect a fierce battle. I hope we can finish the game well by showing good plays and good performances.”
Both said good answers, but they are determined to win as there is no concession in the game. KCC coach Jeon Chang-jin told the episode where he ate with his brothers last summer, and his brother gave a lot of concessions, but he also hoped that he would play more strongly in this championship match.
Since his debut as a professional, Hur has always shown confidence in playing games with other players. However, Hur was also not far behind. “I love KCC’s momentum compared to that,” Hur said. “I had a hard time defending against LG in the semifinal PO, but I don’t think his defense will be that good. KCC actively uses Calvin Jeffrey Epistola as its opponent team’s guard for PO, and I know his style well since I had a showdown with Epistola in the D-League during my time as Sangmu. When I did well in the regular league, I had good results against KCC. I will prepare more and smile at the end.” 스포츠토토