"Bus Doesn't Show Up Until the Very End"... Men's Basketball Team Faces Rough Return Trip

The return journey of the South Korean men's basketball team, which secured its first Asian Games gold medal in 12 years, was far from smooth until the very end due to the organizing committee's poor management.

Following an absurd "vehicle no-show" incident on the day of the final, the bus scheduled to take them to the airport failed to appear on time on the morning of their departure as well.

The South Korean national team was scheduled to head to the airport early this morning (September 21)—the day after defeating the host nation Japan 67-57 to claim the championship—but the bus assigned by the organizing committee did not arrive at the agreed time.

National team forward Yeo Jun-seok posted a message on social media saying, "The bus still isn't showing up on our way out," along with a photo of the players stranded with their luggage.

This is not the first time the national team has suffered due to the organizing committee's vehicle allocation issues.

Just yesterday, ahead of the final against Japan, the team had to cancel their scheduled morning shooting practice because the vehicle assigned for transportation failed to show up.

Amid such absurd mishaps right before the final against host Japan, some pointed out whether it could be intentional bias from the home country, but the team remained unshaken, displaying overwhelming performance to reach the top.

Even in the face of another vehicle delay on their departure trip, the team members remained composed.

The players calmly and casually brushed off the situation, taking photos of each other sitting on the street waiting with their luggage and sharing them on social media.

(Photo: Yonhap News)
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