"Lee Jung-hyun is absent again" → Lee Jae-do returns after 2 months, "I'm thinking about 10 minutes" [At Goyang]

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Lee Jung-hyun (26), the ace of the Goyang Sono Sky Gunners and the "No. 1 scorer in Korea" in men's professional basketball this season, will miss three consecutive games. However, 'Guard' Lee Jae-do (35) returned to the entry for the first time in two months. He shook off his rib injury and entered the entry.

Goyang Sono will play a home game against Suwon KT Sonicboom in the fourth round of the "2025-2026 LG Electronics Professional Basketball" at Goyang Sono Arena in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do on the 3rd. Sono, who lost seven consecutive home games in the previous game, is an opportunity to win two consecutive games. At the same time, it is a chance to narrow the game gap even a little with sixth-place KT.

In the game on the 1st, Goyang was trailing Daegu Korea Gas Corporation Pegasus by 20 points, but turned the game around with a scary background. In particular, it was a great reversal without Lee Jung-hyun.

Sono's "Ace" Lee Jung-hyun's physical condition was a matter of keen interest. Due to thigh bruising before this game, Lee Jung-hyun has played in 25 games this season with an average score of 18.5 points and is ranked seventh overall. He played an average of 36 minutes and 4 seconds in nine games during the second round and was named the round MVP (best player) with an average of 22.3 points. Still, Sono did well with one win and one loss without a main scorer.

Ahead of the game, Son Chang-hwan (50), manager of Goyang Sono, said, "I still put Lee Jae-do on the roster. They had a group training session together from the day before the game (2nd). I've been doing individual exercises since then. Lee Jae-do also asked himself, and he said he would have to run for a few minutes to return his senses. I'm thinking for 5 to 7 minutes at the most, but I'm thinking for 10 minutes. I think we need to see the situation of the game," he said.

On this day, Sono replaced Lee Jung-hyun with Hong Kyung-gi as the starting guard. Nathan Knight, Choi Seung-wook, Kevin Kembao and Kang Ji-hoon started. Lee Jae-do waits for a sortie order from the bench.

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