(Asiad) Latvian-Born Hoops Coach for S. Korea Silences Critics with Gold

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[OSEN=Reporter Jung Seung-woo] The clock of Korean men's basketball has once again pointed to 12 years. This time, however, it was not on home soil. For the first time in 44 years, they stood at the top of Asia on enemy territory, and that place was Japan. The Korean men's national basketball team, led by head coach Nicolas Majuls, defeated host nation Japan 65-57 in the final of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's basketball held at the IG …

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For the first time in 12 years, the South Korean flag fluttered in the highest place on the court at the Asian Games. Lee Hyun-jun (25), the "ace" who had remained calm throughout the match, shed tears, and his teammates rushed to him and hugged him tightly. Latvian head coach Nikolai Mazur smiled brightly for the first time in the tournament, and as captain Lee Seung-hyun (34) and the oldest player, Jang Jae-seok (35), circled the court with th…

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The South Korean men's national basketball team continued its history of winning the Asian Games title, a tradition that occurs every 12 years. It was a perfect victory achieved despite facing the absurd situation of being unable to train ahead of the final match because the vehicle to transport them to the training grounds failed to arrive. By winning the first away final match against Japan, the team has spread positive energy to the Korean sq…