After Heo Jae's expulsion from the basketball world, three-sick fear...Overcoming Arrhythmia Depression and Completing the Run

By Jieun, Baek

Apr 20, 2025

After Heo Jae's expulsion from the basketball world, three-sick fear...Overcoming Arrhythmia Depression and Completing the Run



Heo Jae, an unlucky legend who was kicked out of the basketball world, is making a comeback.

Heo Jae appeared as a participant in MBN 'Run to Live' that first aired on the 19th.

Heo Jae has become a `Three Meals of Fear' who eats all three meals at home since retirement. But if you really go out, there's nothing to do."




Heo Jae has been retired for more than 20 years. It's been a long time since I quit working out. It's worse than the average person now. You'll be worse than Chef Jung Ho-young. My heart is not good either. I've been diagnosed with arrhythmia and I'm in the hospital"I've stayed at home for up to two months. The children are all grown up, my wife is out, and I'm alone, so I got something like depression."

After Heo Jae's expulsion from the basketball world, three-sick fear...Overcoming Arrhythmia Depression and Completing the Run
Heo Jae finished last in the first mission, which required him to complete 5km within 35 minutes, but succeeded in completing the race. Heo Jae said "I think my challenge will be a hope for someone if I can surpass it unexpectedly. It will be a new boost for me as well."

Heo Jae was such a genius that he was called the "President of Basketball". After retiring as a veteran at the age of 39, he also succeeded as a leader, and he was the first person to taste the championship as both a player and a coach since the launch of the Korean professional basketball.




Heo Jae was appointed as the owner of the new club Goyang Carrot-Day One Jumperers in 2022 and returned to the basketball world after four years, but was controversial due to failure to pay membership fees and management difficulties, and was eventually expelled from the KBL.



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