His older brother Heo-woong defends his younger brother Heo-hoon (left) in the all-star game of professional basketball held last January. [뉴스1]
– The two sons of’Basketball President’ Heo Jae (56), Heo Hoon (26, Busan KT) and Heo Woong (28, Wonju DB), took first and second place in the professional basketball All-Star fan vote. The Professional Basketball Federation (KBL) announced the results of the vote on the 5th.
In the voting held from the 11th to the 4th of last month, Heo Hoon won 3,2642 votes out of a total of 75,545, ranking first for two consecutive years. Heo Woong is second with 31,421 votes. Heo Woong has been the No. 1 fan vote for two consecutive years since the 2015-16 season, before Heo Hoon’s debut. Last season’s MVP, Heo Hoon, will run the 1st place (7.5 assists) this season.
Song Gyo-chang (Jeonju KCC), Yang Hong-seok (KT), and Kim Si-rae (Changwon LG) are ranked 3rd to 5th. This All-Star game will not be held due to Corona 19. Instead, players and fans meet and communicate in real time on KBL TV channels during the break period (14-18 days).
Reporter Park Lin
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