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Even after the end of the game, the atmosphere on both teams' benches was cold. The victory or defeat was already decided, but a video review request that came out just before the end ignited the war of nerves.
Bucheon Hana Bank, led by head coach Lee Sang-beom, lost 75-87 at home against Cheongju KB Stars in the fourth round of the BNK Financial Group 2025-2026 Women's Professional Basketball at Bucheon Gymnasium on the 25th.
What drew more attention than the defeat was the situation with 11 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
With the game already leaning by 12 points, the KB Stars bench asked for a video review of the last touchout situation. The intention was to confirm the right to attack. Coach Lee Sang-beom, who was watching this, couldn't hide his bewilderment and expressed his unpleasant feelings in an interview after the game.
Director Lee Sang-beom burst into unusual anger when he entered the press conference. Director Lee Sang-beom said, "I was completely disoriented. This is not polite," he said.
Coach Lee Sang-beom then said, "With 11 seconds left before the end of the game, the opponent requested a video review. I strongly criticized him, saying, "How can this case be so rude?"
The point where manager Lee Sang-beom was angry was his response after the reading. Director Lee Sang-beom said, "There is a difference of about 10 points, but I did a video review. He said, "But if that's the case, shouldn't we attack and score?"
In addition, head coach Lee Sang-beom said, "If you had attacked and scored, you would have understood that 'you thought of goal gain and loss because of the ranking fight.' However, he didn't attack after reading it. "Is this polite to the opponent's bench?" he said. "I have nothing to say as a loser, but I feel bad to be humiliated like this."
In response, KB Stars coach Kim Wan-soo explained that the decision was made in consideration of the ranking competition. Coach Kim Wan-soo said, "We are now in second place. "I checked (video reading) because the difference in goal difference may be important because of the ranking fight," he explained.
Coach Kim Wan-soo said after the game that he also asked Hana Bank coach Jeong Sun-min for his understanding. Regarding the situation immediately after the end, head coach Kim Wan-soo stressed that he had no intention of stimulating the opponent's bench, saying, "I talked to coach Chung, 'I did it because of the number of cases.'
However, director Lee Sang-beom's anger did not go down easily. Regarding the referee's decision inquiry, he also said, "Even when I was in the KBL, I never went to the referee's briefing session. "It's the manager's fault if I lose, how can I blame the referee?" he said, but he couldn't hide his bitterness, saying, "I just asked because I had a question when I came to the WKBL, but I feel like I was disgraced because this situation overlapped at the end of the game."
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