Yoo Hyun-jun has retired. Second retirement announcement in a year, this time he’s really gone.
Yoo Hyun-jun retired on the 2nd. Wonju DB announced his retirement to KBL, which announced his intention to retire, and it was officially announced.
It is the second time in a year. Having expressed his intention to retire once during the 2023-24 season, he wore the DB uniform again after persuading coach Han Sang-min. However, it was different this time. The DB also had difficulty in holding onto him, who had expressed his intention to retire twice in a year.
DB explained that Yoo Hyun-jun expressed his intention to retire for no other special reason. However, Yoo Hyun-jun seems to think differently. On the 3rd, he posted DB’s official position (there is no other special reason) on his SNS and responded with “LOL.”
In fact, it is not known whether Yoo Hyun-joon has expressed his intention to retire for a second time without a “special reason.” There are many rumors circulating that are difficult to confirm. All of them are internal problems of the team. At this time, the reactions shown through SNS can be speculated that there is something hidden. 스포츠토토
DB has been rumored to have internal issues from 2023-24 to 2024-25. Despite the rumors, it did not matter much because of its good performance in the 2023-24 season, when it ranked No. 1 in the regular league. However, the slump has continued this season, which was considered the “champion candidate,” and it seems to be gradually rising to the surface.
In fact, coach Kim Joo-sung verbally abused Albano, which led to a rumor of discord that was close to the truth. In the end, the DB tried to replace coach Han Sang-min to settle the internal atmosphere, but it was only a temporary measure. On top of that, it can be seen that Yoo Hyun-jun’s retirement during the season is still not very good in DB.
DB, a prestigious club like a huge tree, has rarely been shaken. However, there has been a lot of noise under the surface for two seasons since Kim took the helm. On top of that, the sudden retirement of a player in the current season is definitely not a normal process and outcome. It is not difficult to see that DB’s poor performance this season is not just a matter of performance.
Meanwhile, Yoo Hyun-joon was drafted by KCC with the third overall pick in the 2017 KBL Rookie Draft. He led the team to the top of the regular league in the 2020-21 season, but he wore a DB uniform as a reward for Heo Woong’s transfer.
Yoo Hyun-jun’s career in DB was not that long. He played in 30 games in two seasons.
Yoo Hyun-jun, once another genius point guard to lead Korean basketball. His professional career came to an end like this.
