Lee Jung-hyun scored 27 points in the first round and 26 points in the second round in a friendly match against the Japanese national team in Tokyo, Japan, on the 5th and 7th. In the first game, he hit six 3-pointers and hit a middle shot to tie the game 14 seconds before the end of the game, playing the biggest contributor to the 85-84 victory. In the meantime, he was called "Jak Jung-hyun" (small Lee Jung-hyun) to distinguish him from Lee Jung-hyun, a senior player with the same name of Seoul Samsung, but now he is not lacking at all even if he proudly calls him "Ace."
In an interview at the airport on the 8th, Lee Jung-hyun said, "It was a short period, but it was a good result to prepare well and finish with 1 win and 1 loss," adding, "I think I did it with more confidence because I felt like it was worth playing against Japan while playing the game." 토토사이트 추천
Korea was expected to lose significantly in the upcoming match against Japan, but Lee Jung-hyun has kept his pride. Japan ranked 26th in the FIBA world, which is higher than Korea (50th), and unlike Korea, it participated in the Paris Olympics, which will kick off at the end of this month.
"Because the players were in such poor physical condition, the coach emphasized teamwork, and the players were united around the captain, Jun-hyung," Lee Jung-hyun said. "The team atmosphere was so bright and the practice attitude was really good when we were training with players of similar age." In this competition, only Byun Joon-hyung (Sangmu) was born in 1996, and the remaining 11 players were all born from 1999 to 2001.