Heo Woong (right) and Heo Hoon. Provided by KBL
Heo Woong and Heo Hoon. And directors Jeon Chang-jin and Song Young-jin. This season’s professional basketball championship game was an exciting match with an all-time story intertwined.
Suwon KT defeated Changwon LG 75-65 in the 5th game of the 2023-2024 CheongKwanJang Professional Basketball Semifinal Playoffs (best of 5) held at Changwon Gymnasium on the 24th and advanced to the championship game (best of 7). It has been 17 years since the 2006-2007 season that KT advanced to the championship game. Coincidentally, KT was based in Busan at the time.
KT will engage in a heated battle for the championship starting on the 27th with Busan KCC, ranked 5th in the regular league, who advanced to the championship game one step ahead.
Fans are already excited about the match between KT and KCC.
As the two teams faced each other in the championship game, the sibling match between Heo Woong (KCC) and Heo Hoon (KT) took place. Although they have faced each other several times in the regular season, this is the first time they have clashed in the championship game.
Although they are brothers who boast deep affection in private, there is no compromise when it comes to on the court. After Game 4 ended on the 22nd, Heo Hoon revealed that his older brother had sent him a message telling him to win and come up, and revealed his extraordinary competitive spirit, saying, “I thought they were making fun of me for going to the finals first.”
The reason this championship match is important to them is because both of them have yet to receive a championship ring since their debut. Heo Woong once stepped onto the championship stage in the 2014-2015 season while playing for Dongbu (now DB), but failed to earn a championship ring after losing 4 times in a row to Ulsan Hyundai Mobis. This is Heo Hoon’s first time advancing to the championship match. As both sides have a strong desire to win, it is expected that they will fight each other without compromise in this championship match.
Just as much as the ‘brother showdown’, the ‘priest showdown’ has also attracted attention. Coach Jeon, who once competed against Wonju DB coach Kim Joo-seong in the semifinal playoffs, will now face coach Song in the championship game. Coach Jeon coached former player Song Young-jin while he was the manager of KT. It was the former coach who ordered Song Young-jin, who played mainly on the outside at the time, to play aggressively under the goal.
When coach Jeon was the director of KT, KT was based in Busan. However, as KT left Busan and moved to Suwon at the end of the 2020-2021 season, Busan became empty, and ahead of this season, KCC left Jeonju and moved to Busan, making it their new home. The strange positions of both teams surrounding Busan are also likely to attract interest.
KCC coach Jeon Chang-jin and KT coach Song Young-jin. Provided by KBL
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