Korean Men's Basketball Suffers 20-Point Crushing Defeat Against Japan on Liberation Day... Lee Woo-Seok Scores 14 Points

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Song-a = The South Korean men's national basketball team suffered a crushing defeat in their match against Japan held on Liberation Day.

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On the 15th, an international friendly basketball match for the men's team was held at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, where Japan, ranked 22nd in the world, achieved a resounding 88-68 victory over South Korea, ranked 57th. Rui Hachimura of the NBA's Clippers, making his first appearance in a national team match in two years since the 2024 Paris Olympics, scored a team-high 22 points.