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Lee Seung-jun, a naturalized player from the national basketball team, wore the Taegeuk mark again at the age of 43. This time, we will be qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics as the oldest representative of '3v3 basketball'.
This is reporter Kim Hyung-yeol.
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Eric Sandrin, an American player who couldn't speak Korean even when he first visited his mother's country in 2007,
[Shall I show you more?] In
2009, he gave up his American nationality and became Korean Lee Seung-joon.
[I want to become the Korean national team quickly.]
Seung-Jun Lee, who is 2m 5cm tall
and
has elasticity, swept the Korean court by winning the All-Star Dunk King four times. It.
[Lee Seung-jun: (First in 2010) When I went to Taereung Athlete's Village, tears just came out when I saw the uniform with the Taegeuk mark. A Korean uniform (if you wear it) gives you some strength, and you can jump higher.]
After my Achilles tendon injury in 2014, I retired after falling into sluggishness, but I couldn't give up basketball.
He challenged 3-on-3 basketball with severe rehabilitation and training and put on the Taegeuk mark again at the age of 43.
The encouragement and support of his 41-year-old brother Lee Dong-jun, who was selected for the national team together, and his wife, Sonia Kim, a Korean women's basketball player from Woori Bank and Romania's 3-3 basketball representative, were of great help.
[Lee Seung-jun: There are very few bad things when exercising with (wife). it's fun. (When my wife goes to the national team) I saw that in Tokyo (Olympic).] In
the Olympic qualifiers to be opened tomorrow,
I
met with strong players such as the United States and Lithuania, but Lee Seung-joon was motivated to try to hit hard.
[Lee Seung-jun: I have confidence. There is no player like LeBron James who is good 3v3 (basketball). If you have a little luck, you can catch all the teams.]
[Lee Seung-jun: I will show you clearly.]
(Video coverage: Kim Won-bae, video editing: Lee Jeong-taek)