Professional basketball Goyang Sono is shaken by the bad news.
On the 9th, an official from the Sports Ethics Center said in a phone call with this newspaper, “A report of school violence (academic violence) against Sono’s players was recently received. An investigator has been assigned for the report.”
Lee is Sono’s big man Kim Min-wook, who was verbally abused by former Sono coach Kim Seung-ki last month. In the aftermath of the incident, Kim was given a two-year suspension by the KBL.
However, it was claimed that Kim Min-wook, a victim of the assault, was a school violence perpetrator when he was in college. Last month, a post spread through the community that he was victimized by player A.
The same was reported to the KBL Clean Basketball Center and the Sports Ethics Center. After reviewing the regulations, the KBL concluded that it had no authority to investigate cases in college before its debut as a professional. However, the club informed Kim Min-wook, who admitted some facts about the alleged school violence, to cancel the contract.
Sono, which was founded in September last year, attracted attention with its aggressive basketball with bold three-point shots. 온라인바카라
Despite his strong offensive basketball and good performance, however, he had to suffer several times due to issues involving his team. In November last year, former coach Kim Seung-ki verbally abused his coaches, including Kim Joo-sung, the head coach of Wonju DB, which sparked controversy. Rumors of discord among foreign players also surfaced. In December, “Ace” Lee Jung-hyun was left for an extended period due to a shoulder injury, and the team lost six consecutive games, being eliminated from the competition early on.
Since the opening of this season, Lee Jung-hyun has been away for more than a month due to knee injury since November. Foreign player Alan Williams has recently lost his strength due to knee problems. On top of that, former coach Kim Seung-ki resigned due to verbal abuse, and Kim Min-wook, who was a victim of sexual assault, is cited as a perpetrator of a school violence.
The coach is novice coach Kim Tae-sul. Sono, however, recently fell to ninth place (5 wins and 11 losses) after suffering nine consecutive losses. The nine-game losing streak is the largest since Sono’s foundation. Kim lost in all six games since his inauguration.
Sono has high hopes for the return of Asian quarter forwards Kevin Kembao and Lee Jung-hyun, who are set to join the team at the end of the year. Kembao, a former member of the Philippines national team, can join the team within December at the earliest. Lee Jung-hyun can also join the team early depending on the results of his checkup.
Sono will try to escape back-to-back losses in the regular league home game against the lowest-ranked Seoul Samsung on the 13th.
