Hana Bank enjoyed the festival for Kim Jong-un by beating KB Stars 'Captain'
Dec 08, 2024
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Hana Bank won 54-49 against KB Stars in the game of 'Hana Bank 2024-2025 Women's Professional Basketball' held at its home Bucheon Gymnasium on the 8th. Hana Bank, which broke its two-game losing streak, returned to fifth place alone, approaching the fourth-place KB Stars by one game.
The match was organized as a `Captain Day' for Kim Jong-un, the captain of Hana Bank. Kim Jong-un added 8 points in the match against Samsung Life Insurance on the 2nd, surpassing the 8,140 points held by former national team coach Jeong Sun-min with 8,147 points to rank No. 1 in WKBL history. It is a milestone that was possible because Kim Jong-un is still setting an example to his juniors by doing his best on the court even though he has been on the court for 19 years.
Former coach Jeong Sun-min, former coach Park Jong-cheon and Jeong In-kyo, who coached Kim Jong-un, and her husband Jeong Dae-ik visited the gym to celebrate Kim Jong-un. In particular, at half-time, former coach Jeong Sun-min delivered the ball he used to achieve the milestone to Kim Jong-un on the 2nd, and a meaningful moment was also prepared when the past and the present 'legend' meet.
In fact, Hana Bank desperately needed victory on this day. On the day Kim Jong-un achieved the milestone, he was completely defeated by Samsung Life Insurance and could not laugh at Captain's 'Festival'. It was also the reason why Hana Bank players did not lose their concentration from the beginning of the game.
Hana Bank led the first quarter 13-6, followed by Park So-hee, Jung Ye-rim, and Kim Jong-un, who combined for four 3-pointers in the second quarter, overwhelming the first half by a large margin of 31-18. KB Stars attempted as many as 13 3-pointers in the first half, but failed to make a single success and were dragged throughout. It was also largely due to the heavy body in the aftermath of another away game less than two days after the night game against BNK in Busan on the 6th.
However, in the third quarter, Na Yoon-jung and Kang Yi-seul's three-pointers began to operate, and Na Yoon-jung and Nagata Moe scored two consecutive points early in the fourth quarter to chase 39-46. However, Hana Bank widened the gap by double digits again with Kim Jong-un's thunderous three-point success. KB Stars narrowed the score to 49-53 with Kang Yi-seul Heo Ye-eun's back-to-back three-point shot with about a minute left before the end of the game, but the chase ended there. Hana Bank's three players, Park So-hee (12 points), Jeong Ye-rim (11 points) and Yang In-young (10 points), scored evenly, and Kim Jong-un scored only eight points but completed his festival by kicking 11 rebounds, the most in the team.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
