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Beyond the Association => Other Basketball => Topic started by: stb on April 11, 2018, 03:02:37 PM

Title: American basketball player banned in Korean league because he's too tall
Post by: stb on April 11, 2018, 03:02:37 PM
https://sports.yahoo.com/american-basketball-player-banned-korea-hes-tall-172903570.html
Title: Re: American basketball player banned in Korean league because he's too tall
Post by: rocknrollforyoursoul on April 11, 2018, 03:28:54 PM
Thanks for sharing. Korea's philosophy here is ... interesting. ;D
Title: Re: American basketball player banned in Korean league because he's too tall
Post by: Monkhouse on April 11, 2018, 03:39:09 PM
Quote from: rocknrollforyoursoul on April 11, 2018, 03:28:54 PM
Thanks for sharing. Korea's philosophy here is ... interesting. ;D

As a fellow Korean-American, it actually makes me laugh a little considering the fact Koreans are so prideful. To see someone else dominating basketball in their own homeland must be very frustrating... Speaking of Korean basketball players, I haven't heard this name in forever...

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It’s worth noting that the ban doesn’t apply to Korean-born players, so 7-foot-3 Ha Seung-jin gets a pass. Each team can have two foreign players, one of whom can’t be taller than 6-6, the other, no taller than 6 feet.

What a shame lol.
Title: Re: American basketball player banned in Korean league because he's too tall
Post by: kozlodoev on April 11, 2018, 03:39:50 PM
Well, that's not what really happened ... but "Korea imposes height restrictions on foreign-born basketball players" doesn't sound nearly as viral, I guess.
Title: Re: American basketball player banned in Korean league because he's too tall
Post by: mgent on April 11, 2018, 08:24:29 PM
Quote from: kozlodoev on April 11, 2018, 03:39:50 PM
Well, that's not what really happened ... but "Korea imposes height restrictions on foreign-born basketball players" doesn't sound nearly as viral, I guess.

Unless they imposed the height restriction because this kid was dominating....