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The Korean men’s basketball team is scheduled to hold two friendly matches in Tokyo with the Japanese men’s basketball team that will participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics. In the first match on Saturday, the team beat Japan 85-84. Japan did not list Rui Hachimura (LA Lakers) and Utah Watanabe (Memps Grizzlies) who play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) due to injury and other reasons. However, since it was an exhibition match right before confirming their final entry for the Olympics, they did their best.

In the first round, guard Lee Jung-hyun (Koyang Sono) led Korea’s offense with 27 points including six three-point shots. Ha Yoon-ki (Suwon KT) had 15 points, seven rebounds, and one blocking to deal with Japanese players under the basket. Oh Jae-hyun (Seoul SK) showed off his defense capability by controlling the speed of Japanese guards based on his unique amount of activity, and he also contributed to the offense with nine points, eight rebounds, and five assists. Yang Jae-min (Sendai), Lee Woo-suk (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis), and Moon Jung-hyun (KT) also contributed to the victory with active movements.

Eleven players except 28-year-old Byun Jun-hyung (Sangmu) were born in 1999 or later. By far, the players born in 1999. Lee Jung-hyun, Ha Yoon-ki, Oh Jae-hyun, Lee Woo-suk, and Yang Jae-min were born in the same age in 1999. Having grown into key members of each team through their professional performances, they also showed off their outstanding performances in the younger team.

The Korean men’s basketball team has not produced satisfactory results in the international arena recently. This is why there were great concerns ahead of two away warm-up matches against Japan. Moreover, since a large number of players who played key roles in past national teams were excluded, the prevailing view was that competition with Japan would not be easy. However, young Taegeuk Warriors did not shrink from its enemy territory and won the title. As if they were mentally prepared, they overcame Japan’s fierce chase at the end of the fourth quarter of the first match. 메이저놀이터

Lee Hyun-joong (Illawara Hawks), born in 2000, and Yeo Jun-seok (Gonjaga University), born in 2002, are among the players who have not joined the national team. Lee Hyun-joong is in the Australian League, but he will participate in the NBA Summer League as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers this summer. As good players born since 1999 have been produced steadily, attention is focusing on whether the Korean men’s basketball will once again enter the golden generation.