Injuries come without notice. KB Stars met a reef. It became difficult for Park Ji-soo to play the rest of the regular league games.
Park Ji-soo suffered ligament damage due to a collision with Yang In-young and dislocation of the left middle finger during the Shinhan Bank SOL 2022-2023 Women’s Professional Basketball regular league home game against Bucheon Hana 1Q on the 1st. Surgery is unavoidable.
KB Stars said about Park Ji-soo’s physical condition, “The rehabilitation period is expected to be more than 4 weeks. The remaining matches are difficult to compete in. He plans to spare no support to recover from his injury.” In fact, the regular league is a season out.
For KB Stars, it is a variable that suffered a huge blow to their power. Park Ji-soo, who came back from a panic disorder, recorded 13.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.1 blocked shots for an average of 23 minutes and 13 seconds in 9 games this season. He has been gradually improving his playing time and condition, such as starting three consecutive games recently.
KB Stars also enjoyed the Park Ji-soo effect. Until Park Ji-soo’s return, he stayed at 2-11, but in 9 games with Park Ji-soo, he recorded 6-3. However, Park Ji-soo left due to an unexpected injury, and KB Stars lost the game where Park Ji-soo was injured. KB Stars in 5th place, Yongin Samsung Life Insurance in joint 3rd place, and Incheon Shinhan Bank in joint 3rd place took up to 4 games.
“It doesn’t work out. Coach Kim Wan-soo sighed, saying, “It is becoming more and more difficult.” “It is true that the team atmosphere has subsided, but we must do our best. can’t give up I will fight to the end,” he added. 안전놀이터
Park Ji-soo’s gap announced by KB Stars is more than 4 weeks. The semi-final playoffs will start on March 11th. If KB Stars advances to the playoffs, will it be possible for Park Ji-soo to return? Regarding this, director Kim Wan-soo said, “If you look at the date alone, it might be possible, but his physical condition is the key. After surgery, he said, “I have to watch the situation, such as strength training and rehabilitation.”
Since the 2007-2008 season when a single league was introduced, Samsung Life Insurance was the only defending champion to fail to advance to the playoffs last season. Samsung Life had an excuse for starting a rebuild by trading MVP Kim Han-byeol in the championship match. On the other hand, KB Stars suffered a major blow to its power due to the variable of the injury of Park Ji-soo, the core of its power. KB Stars faced the biggest crisis after Kim Wan-soo took over as head coach.