“We have changed the list of players participating in the 2023-2024 Professional Basketball All-Star Game.”
Heo Hoon and Kim Sun-hyung, who were selected as All-Star due to fans’ choice, will not be able to participate in the All-Star game due to injury. Accordingly, Kang Sang-jae (DB) and Choi Sung-won (Jeong Kwan-gwan), who are ranked second in the All-Star fan voting, will be replaced.
Heo Hoon suffered a calf injury in the match against Wonju DB on the 8th, and as a result of the examination, he was diagnosed with a ruptured left calf fascia for three weeks.
Kim Sun-hyung was injured in the game against Changwon LG on the 9th and was unable to play for a long time after a hospital examination showed a ruptured ligament in his right ankle.
Kang Sang-jae and Choi Sung-won, who will play in the All-Star Game as Heo Hoon and Kim Sun-hyung substitutes, will join the cochlear team and participate in the pre-All-Star Game and the main event.
Meanwhile, Kim Kook-chan and Kebe Aluma (Hyundai Mobis) will not be able to participate in the 3-point shoot and dunk contest, respectively, so a total of 14 people will challenge the 3-point shoot contest and a total of 10 people will challenge the dunk contest.