Jamil Warney (SK), who appeared in the All-Star Game for the first time in his 5th season in Korean professional basketball, stood tall as a ‘king star’ by showing off more scoring ability than his team.

Warnie participated as a member of the ‘Gong-Aji Team’ in the 2023-2024 CheongKwanJang Professional Basketball All-Star Game held at Goyang Sono Arena on the 14th, and was selected as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) with a whopping 51 points, 14 rebounds, and 8 assists.

Warney, who has been playing on the KBL stage wearing an SK uniform since the 2019-2020 season, played very well, winning foreign MVP three times out of the previous four seasons, but this is his first time participating in the All-Star Game.

This season, he ranked 1st in average scoring (26.1 points) and 3rd in rebounds (11.3), and on this day, he aimed for the basket even more fiercely.

By the 4th quarter, he had already scored 40 points, and in the overtime period where both teams could not decide on a winner, he was responsible for 11 of the team’s 17 points, including three 3-pointers, leading the way to a 135-128 victory.

The 51 points are the second highest score in KBL All-Star Game history, following Lee Benson’s 62 points in the 2005-2006 season.

Warney said, “I’ve been watching the All-Star Game for the past four years, but it was different when I played in it myself. I couldn’t concentrate because there were many events taking place in the middle, but as the game continued in the fourth quarter, my concentration increased and my desire to win grew, and my performance improved. “I think it came out,” he said.

In particular, he said, “It was good to be able to work with former teammates. I also worked with Choi Jun-yong (KCC) for the first time in a year, so it was new,” and added, “I think I received MVP thanks to my help.”

He said, “I have continued to receive love from fans while playing in Korea, and I am happy to have been selected as an All-Star this time, and I think I have left a good example as a foreign player. I am grateful for the messages of support that fans always send me, and I will work harder with more responsibility.” emphasized.

In addition to Wonnie, another star who shone both on and off the field was Lee Kwan-hee (LG), who received the ‘Best Entertainer Award’ selected by the broadcasting company.

Lee Kwan-hee, who became famous for appearing in the Netflix dating reality show ‘Solo Hell’, gave fans something to see by inviting the Solo Hell contestants to the stadium that day and participating in a gaming event together.

Fans also remembered the scene in which he had a confrontation on the court with his team’s coach Jo Sang-hyun, who briefly appeared as a player in the third quarter, and caused coach Cho to fall.

Lee Kwan-hee reflected, “I was disappointed because I almost missed out on the All-Star Game this year, but I ended up attending. I came with the intention of having fun, so although the team’s loss was disappointing, it was a fun game.”

“My friends from ‘Solo Hell’ wanted to watch basketball, so I asked KBL to invite them. I thought fans would also like it because it was a show that many people enjoyed watching,” he explained. “I wasn’t able to come all the way, but I think it was a part of the fan service.” “He explained.

Regarding the confrontation with Coach Cho, he joked, “I think I won because he knocked me down twice. I even told him to block my shot, but he couldn’t jump,” 카지노사이트킹 but Lee Kwan-hee said, “I will listen to you again from tomorrow.” He laughed.