Following in His Mother's Footsteps, AG Basketball Gold medal... Lee Hyun-Joong's NBA Dream Continues
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“Everyone called it a reckless challenge.” Lee Hyun-joong, whom I met last year, recalled the days when everyone told him he couldn’t succeed in the NBA. However, after dominating the Australian and Japanese leagues, he recently [played] the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers and the Exhibit 10 (lowest annual
(Nagoya=Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Song-a = Lee Hyun-joong, considered the 'greatest talent' in Korean basketball, followed in his mother's footsteps to win a gold medal at his first-ever Asian Games...
Lee Hyun-joong relieved himself of his mandatory military service obligations with a gold medal at the Asian Games and signed with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, officially beginning his challenge on the American stage. Leaving his performance in Japan's B League behind, he is now able to plan a long-term athletic career with the goal of returning to the NBA.
This time, the son stood on the summit of Asia that his mother stood on 36 years ago.
[Sports Q (Q) Reporter Jin Byung-kwon] He broke through everything that stood in his way. Lee Hyun-joong (26, Portland Trail Blazers) led Korea (ranked 57th) to a 67-57 victory over Japan (ranked 22nd in the FIBA rankings) in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's basketball final held at the Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, Japan on the 20th, racking up 27 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals. He sank 5 out of 8 three-pointers and …
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