The Korean Basketball League game between Suwon KT and Seoul Samsung at KT Sonicboom Arena in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, began at about 7 p.m. Monday with Samsung coach Kim Hyo Beom absent. Kim also skipped the pregame media interview and did not show up on the bench through the end of the first half.
Samsung’s coaching staff ran the team in his place. The club said Kim was delayed getting to the arena for personal reasons.
Samsung said Kim arrived during the second quarter but could not join the bench while play was ongoing, so he waited off the court. The club said he was expected to take charge from the second half.
Samsung, in ninth place in the league, still led 48-41 at halftime against KT despite the coach’s absence.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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