Forty years challenge … Jeon Tae-pung lands in basketball 3v3-Chosun.com

“When I was a player, I refrained from observing the director’s attention very much. It was a shame not being able to show all my skills, but I would like to play 3 to 3 basketball.”

After the 2019-2020 season, which was suspended due to the crown crisis, Jeon Tae-pung (40180 cm), who retired from Seoul SK in professional basketball, is back on the court. It is participating in the ‘KOREA Premier League 3X3 (organized by the Korean 3v3 Basketball Federation)’, which opens on the 2nd at Goyang Starfield. After retiring from the Korean Basketball League (KBL) and retiring, he first stepped on a 3v3 basketball and breathed with brothers Lee Seung-jun (205 cm) and Dongjun (200 cm). The team is Hansol Remicon. This round, including the playoffs, will cover the winning team in the eighth round and will start unsupervised in the event of a crown. The total prize is 100 million won.

Jeon Tae-pung met in the past 30 days he was excited. He shaved his beard off his face and laughed, saying, “Do I look young? I’m sweating for over an hour to jump like I’m in my twenties.” As a naturalized mixed-race player, he took the stage in his home country in 2009 through ‘Half Korean Draft’. KBL also increased its share price, as it was from an authentic point guard who worked at the American College of First League, Georgia Tech. Wearing the Jeonju KCC uniform, he won the championship (2011) and the top 5 (2010). He averaged 10.7 points and 4 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 425 games in his regular league.

I gave up a proud career as a father with three children, but Jeon Tae-pung, who lived in the midst of basketball for over 20 years, has lost my own basketball color after hearing directors say, ‘You can’t do that.’ I felt sad “.

After retiring, Jeon Tae-pung returned to “free spirit”. Recently, he appeared on entertainment shows like MBC and tvN, and showed off his unique conversation. His comical way of speaking halfheartedly while speaking in honor has been famous since his days. These days, I often ask Seung-jin Ha (35 years old) for advice.

3-to-3 basketball also suits the “freestyle life” that Jeon Tae-pung pursues. Adding the age of Jeon Tae-pung (40), Lee Seung-jun (42), and Lee Dong-jun (40), he is 122 years old. It is the oldest of the six participating teams. Of course, for them, age is just a number. I have an American father and a Korean mother, and I renounce my American citizenship and naturalize in Korea, so I have a good heart. Jeon Tae-pung said, “For 2 years, Brother Seung-jun and Dong-jun shook me saying,” If you play 3 to 3 basketball, you can play freely, “he said. I think I was cheated.”

Jeon Tae-pung said: “My parents in the United States are opposed to playing basketball 3 to 3, saying,” It is difficult and I cannot earn money. My acquaintances also said that it is stable to train as a leader in the United States and to work as a coach in Korea. “He said. But he said:” I am not a recipient to be a coach. It does not fit in my head. I don’t want to be a gray-haired man while I teach. “” Don’t you have to pretend you’re a decent 40-year-old man? I’m going to go around the court to say ‘There was not such a bad basketball in the world’.

V3v3 basketball

It is made up of 3 teams. The two teams alternate and attack half of the regular arena. Compared to 5v5 basketball, the playing time (10 minutes) is a quarter, and the attack wait time (12 seconds) is short, half. 1 point for free throw and inside line, 2 points for outside line. The team that scores 21 points wins first. It will be the first official event at the Tokyo Olympics next year.