Lee Jung-hyun of the men's basketball team returned home early. The national team and its team, Sono Super-Emergency. Yeo Jun-seok is also uncertain
Aug 12, 2025
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Lee Jung-hyun injured his right knee after the second round of the FIBA Men's Basketball Asia Cup 2025 Group A qualifying match against Qatar.
As a result of the confirmation, it was confirmed that the cartilage in the right knee was injured. The condition is worse than expected.
Lee Jung-hyun missed the match against Lebanon. Lee Jung-hyun's team, Sono, requested the Korea Basketball Association to return home early, and eventually Lee Jung-hyun returned home early.
For Sono, it's a super emergency. We have not yet secured a clear diagnosis of Lee Jung-hyun's knee condition.
The Korea Basketball Association has not officially announced Lee Jung-hyun's knee injury.
Lee Jung-hyun is the main guard who led men's basketball in this tournament along with Lee Hyun-joong, Yeo Jun-seok, and Yoo Ki-sang. He was forming a one-two punch with Lee Hyun-joong as the main ball handler.
The national team is in a state of emergency due to Lee Jung-hyun's departure. Yang Joon-seok played well in place of Lee Jung-hyun in the last Lebanon match, but it is not easy to completely fill Lee Jung-hyun's gap.
South Korea defeated Lebanon and is set to play its quarterfinal match against Guam on the 12th. If they win Guam, they will face China in the quarterfinals.
Yeo Jun-seok, who injured his knee, is also uncertain to play. In the case of Yeo Jun-seok, there was no official announcement on the degree of knee injury. Yeo Jun-seok is also known to be difficult to handle the rest of the tournament.
Korea is making a splash in this competition. He beat both Qatar and Lebanon in Group A of the Death to advance to the quarterfinals with a 2-1 loss and second place in the group.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
