MVP→ Best Performance Jinan's smile fans are paying to come in and watch...
Dec 22, 2024
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Jinan (Bucheon Hana Bank), who stood tall as MVP of the All-Star Game, smiled brightly.
Park Jung-eun, the WKBL national team led by Busan BNK head coach, beat Japan's W League All-Star 90:67 at Bucheon Gymnasium on the 22nd in the 'Hana Bank 2024-2025 Women's Professional Basketball All-Star Festival'.
It was a special game. Korean and Japanese players clashed on the court. WKBL has continued to interact with Japan. He experienced the WKBL Rising Star All-Star Game in April 2023 and the Japanese All-Star Game guest appearance of six representative WKBL players in May 2024. However, for the first time in the main game of the All-Star Game, 'conflicted head-on' Stars representing women's basketball in Korea and Japan gathered in one place.
There was a player who caught the eye from the beginning. It was Jinan. He went to the All-Star Game in fourth place with 17,187 votes in fan voting. Jinan was gorgeous from its appearance. He usually insists on short hair, but this day was different. It surprised fans with long hair reminiscent of Karina from girl group Aespa. Subsequently, he performed a dance to Espa's Whiplash. During the game, he turned into a cheerleader and drew laughter. In the game, he played 24 minutes and 11 seconds, the most in the team, achieving a double-double (14 points-10 rebounds). He was named MVP with 46 of 71 valid votes. It was also his responsibility to win the Best Performance Award.
After the game, Jinan said "I tried to work hard because I was greedy for the performance award. The MVP was a bit of a shock. (Vote for me) Thank you."
He was worried because his team's performance was not good. I was wondering what to do, but I thought I should show a good performance as fans came in and watched it with money. I didn't think about the season game, I just thought about today's game."
Jinan, who won at home, said "It was fun. It's not bad that we go (to Japan). It's okay for us to go next time."
Jinan will start preparing for the second half after the game. Hana Bank will enter the second half of the race through a match against Incheon Shinhan Bank on January 2, 2025. He "There was something missing in the first half. He has about 10 days to spare (until the season resumes). I hope you can match it well and show better performance in the second half. I am reinforcing well and building a strong body during the break. "(Fans) don't have to worry about it."
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