“I want this record to be mine and I don’t want anyone else to break it.”
Asan Woori WON won 73-65 against the Samsung Life Blooms of Yongin in the regular season finale of the Hana Bank 2024-2025 Women’s Professional Basketball League on Thursday at Asan Sunshin Gymnasium.
Kim Dan-bi, who started the game, played 36 minutes and 59 seconds and finished with 30 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, three steals, and two blocked shots.
“I told the players in the locker room, ‘This is the first time I’ve almost cried since winning the championship game. Everyone did a great job and played with confidence, especially Byun Ha-jung, who played great defense. Today’s Suhoon player is Byun Ha-jung,” he said, 카지노사이트 praising his junior.
It was Kim’s third straight 30+ point game. This is the first time a Korean player has scored 30 or more points in three consecutive games in a single league.
“I was worried that I would end up as an obscure player without a record in women’s basketball, but it’s meaningful that I was able to do this. I want to keep this record for myself, and I hope no one else can break it,” she smiled.
Earlier in the day, Kim praised Byun for her performance. Although Byun didn’t put up impressive volume stats with three points and four rebounds, she did her job on defense, earning Kim’s praise.
Byun has also publicly stated that she looks up to Kim as a role model. So, what kind of player is Byun Ha-jung in her opinion?
“That’s what she says, but I don’t know if she says that in her social life. I have otolithiasis, and I imitate it, and I have a good gallbladder, and my gallbladder also hangs well. I think she is a role model. She’s in much better shape than I was when I was younger. I have good power. I wasn’t a very strong player, but Ha Jung-i has strength, and if you see her running intervals, she runs much better. But she still has a lot to work on and improve,” he said.
On this day, Woori Bank’s Asian quota players, Natsuki Sunagawa and Momona Miyasaka, were active on both offense and defense. What does Kim Dan-bi want from the Asian quota players?
“First of all, I tell the Japanese players to play fast because it’s hard for me to give them orders. I also tell them to shoot confidently when the opponent’s defense is slicing,” she said.