Why do basketball coaches and players swing baseball? "I hope LG Sakers and Twins will win 2 consecutive games." [KBL Media Day On-Site]

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"Why do basketball coaches and players do baseball swings?"

The KBL Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, where the LG Electronics Professional Basketball Playoff Media Day was held from 2025 to 2026 on the 10th. Cho Sang-hyun (50), head coach of last season's winning team Changwon LG Sakers, and Yoo Ki-sang (25), the player's representative, drew attention by showing a unique ceremony.

When the host asked about the playoff's candidacy, Yoo Ki-sang woke up with head coach Cho, saying, "I prepared a ceremony with the head coach." The two first raised two fingers each and then swung the baseball bat.

Regarding the meaning of the ceremony, Yoo Ki-sang said, "The (professional baseball) LG Twins and our Sakers are now aiming for their second consecutive win," adding, "Since the baseball team is doing well, our basketball team will also do well from the standpoint of the challenger to have another championship."

It is also a response to the baseball team's ceremony. Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop, Park Hae-min and Lim Chan-kyu showed a pose of taking a basketball shot after spreading two fingers as they entered the 2026 KBO opening media day in March. It was interpreted as meaning "I will win two consecutive games with the basketball team."

After ranking second in the regular league last season, the Seakers won their first championship in May with three consecutive wins after winning three consecutive championships against Seoul SK and Game 7. The Twins also beat the Hanwha Eagles to become the champion in the Korean Series in October after ranking first in the KBO regular season last year. LG's representative sports teams, baseball and basketball, tasted the joy of winning together for the first time in history.

This year, Changwon LG won the regular league title for the first time in 12 years since the 2013-2014 season. The winner of the fourth-place SK-5th-place Goyang Sono will face off in the semifinal playoff.

Coach Cho Sang-hyun said, "It was a season with a lot of worries and concerns, but thank you for our players making good results. "I think it helped a lot because I had a really valuable experience through the semifinal playoff and championship game last year," he said. "I will prepare more thoroughly with that desperate mind and try to win the integrated championship."

Yoo Ki-sang said, "(Compared to last season), I think I have a little mental relaxation. Even if it's a close game during the game, I think I feel a lot more about what to focus on even if the players don't talk to each other, and I think I'll work hard for the rest of the year because I think there are some parts of the offense that I can read a little bit (to the other team)," he said.

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