Defending champion BNK 1R Aquo Nakazawa Rina season out, knee cruciate ligament injury emergency. Still, there is an alternative to fill the void
Aug 01, 2025
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Busan BNK Sum Asia Quarter Nakazawa Rina recently suffered a knee injury and will be on the operating table on the 1st.
Nakazawa joined BNK in the sixth place in the first round of the 2025-2026 WKBL Asian Quarter Player Draft. Nakazawa, who is 1m78 tall and has excellent athletic ability, was expected to help BNK a lot in its defense under the basket, one of its weaknesses.
However, he was out for the season with a cruciate ligament injury in his knee.
BNK must play the season only with Snaga and Natsuki, who were nominated in the second round. You can pick an alternative Asian quarter, but you have to nominate the player in the tryout.
BNK plans to play the season only with Natsuki because there are no suitable substitutes.
BNK said "My knees were not good originally, but I suddenly complained of knee pain during training." he said.
Last season, BNK won its first championship, focusing on the best five, including Park Hye-jin, Kim Sonia, Iijima Saki, Ahn Hye-ji and Lee So-hee. It was expected to form the top ranks with Cheongju KB, which is joined by Park Ji-soo, Yongin Samsung Life Insurance, and Asan Woori Bank. It was also possible to win two consecutive league titles. However, Saki has already departed from the Asian quarter regulations, and Nakazawa, who was ranked first, was out for the season, putting him on alert.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
