Men's Basketball 'Korea-Japan Final' Ahead... Absurd 'No-Show' of Training Bus

An absurd incident occurred where the South Korean men's national basketball team was unable to hold a practice session because their scheduled transportation did not show up on the very day of their bid for their first Asian Games gold medal in 12 years.

The South Korean men's national basketball team will play against Japan in the final of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at the Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, Japan, starting at 7:40 PM today (September 20).

Ahead of the final, the team had planned to warm up with shooting drills at a separate gymnasium in the morning, but the vehicle assigned to arrive at around 10:00 AM reportedly failed to show up without any explanation.

Left stranded, the national team had no choice but to cancel their planned training session.

The South Korean men's national basketball team has reached the final of this tournament for the first time in 12 years since the 2014 Incheon Games, raising expectations for a gold medal.

However, this situation has unfavorably occurred right before the final match against the home team, Japan.

The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games have been plagued by continuous operational issues even before kicking off with yesterday's opening ceremony.

Criticism has continued regarding accommodations being unsuitable for hosting athletes, and there have been a series of disruptions in transportation for official schedules.

The national team is expected to take official action through the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee.

The committee previously lodged protests with the organizing committee regarding an incident where a performance featuring Toyotomi Hideyoshi was staged at the athletes' village welcome event, as well as an accident where the North Korean anthem was played instead of the South Korean national anthem at a men's hockey match.
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