This article was originally published in the April 2023 issue of Basket Korea Webzine. The interview for this article was conducted on March 11, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. (purchase link to Basket Korea Webzine). Lee started playing basketball late. He first picked up a basketball in September 2022, when he was in the sixth grade,…
South Korea is Europe’s strongest beyond Asia… ‘World Cup potential’ Lee Kang-in is Europe’s top three dribblers
Lee Kang-in is one of the best dribblers in South Korea, Asia, and beyond. Mallorca defeated Valencia 1-0 in the 36th round of the 2022-23 Spanish La Liga at Estadio Mallorca Son Moix in Mallorca, Spain on Saturday at 2:30 a.m. ET. With the win, Mallorca moved to 47 points and 11th place in the…
“My little brother” in Korean…Mallorca’s ‘Sonke Duo’ Muraki + Lee Kang-in show their affection for each other
Bedat Murki showed off his love for Lee Kang-in. Mallorca defeated Valencia 1-0 in the 36th round of the 2022-23 Spanish La Liga at Estadio Mallorca Son Moix in Mallorca, Spain, at 2:30 a.m. ET on Saturday. The win puts Mallorca in 11th place in the league with 47 points and secures the club’s retention….
Organizers of ‘Napoli-Majorca tour match canceled’ write to KFA calling it “unjust”
Noise is being made about the canceled friendly match between Napoli (Italy), where Kim Min-jae plays, and Mallorca (Spain), where Lee Kang-in plays. According to the Korea Football Association (KFA), on the 26th, the association received a lawsuit in the name of the consortium organizers StadiumX (STX) and Untouchable Sports Group (USG), which promoted the…
Manoa gives up 5 runs in 3 innings…Toronto is back in last place in the division.
The Major League Baseball (MLB) Toronto Blue Jays have fallen back into sole possession of last place in the American League (AL) East. The Blue Jays lost 3-6 to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday (June 26) at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. With their second straight loss, Toronto fell to 26-25 and…
“It’s been a long time coming!”…the hot ‘giant karaoke’ resignation ballroom
Busan is buzzing with excitement over Lotte, the top-ranked team in the Korean Baseball Organization. Sajik Baseball Stadium is said to have a festival-like atmosphere. Reporter Lee Ji-Eun went there. [Reporter]Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan before a home game. It’s a weekday, but fans start gathering long before the game starts. Lotte has won nine…
VNL viewing point, Moon Garden ‘transforms into a libero’
Moon Jung-won, 31, of the Korean women’s volleyball team, will make the switch to libero at the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2023, an international tournament starting on March 30. Moon’s main position is an outside hitter (right side). However, national team head coach Cesar Hernandez and coach Han Yoo-mi took note of Moon’s defensive skills…
Women’s volleyball’s MB lineage continues, with four looking to ‘win-win’ with competition
Park Eun-jin (KGC Ginseng) in 1999, Lee Ju-ah (Heungkuk Life) in 2000, Jung Ho-young (KGC Ginseng) and Lee Da-hyun (Hyundai E&C) in 2001 will compete at the same time. Called the next generation of Korean women’s volleyball’s middle blockers, the goodwill competition has begun. The FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) will kick off in 2023….
Irving wants the best…but Lakers-Dallas is a ‘no-brainer’
A player’s perceived value and market value are two very different things. As the NBA season comes to a close, the free agency market is heating up, and there’s a lot of speculation about where Kyrie Irving (31, 188 cm) will end up. Irving wants a max contract: He requested a trade from his former…
‘Ten years since Van Persie!’ Rashford scores 30th goal of season…’Explosive’ Man Utd beat Chelsea 4-1 to book UCL spot
Marcus Rashford scored his 30th goal of the season to lead Manchester United into the UEFA Champions League (UCL). The Red Devils defeated Chelsea 4-1 in the 32nd round of the 2022-23 English Premier League (EPL) at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, at 4 a.m. ET on Saturday. The three points lifted United to third…