Woori Bank's Kim Dan-bi had a strong performance in the opening game, recording a 'triple double'.
On Friday, Kim Dan-bi recorded 32 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists in the opening game of the 2023-2024 Women's Basketball League (WKBL) season against Busan BNK at Yi Sun-sin Gymnasium in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do. A triple-double is defined as scoring, rebounding, and assisting in double digits.
Thanks to Kim's performance, Woori Bank, last season's overall champion, defeated BNK 74-70. Woori and BNK were tied at 64-64 going into the fourth quarter. With just over a minute left in regulation, Kim's three-pointer went out of bounds, sending the game into overtime. 카지노사이트777
In overtime, Kim Dan-bi assisted on two three-pointers by teammates Na Yoon-jung and Go Ara to seal the win. Her last assist, which led to Goara's three-pointer with 54 seconds left in regulation and a two-point lead at 70-68, proved crucial.
Kim's triple-double was the seventh of her career in the regular season. She passed Shin Jung-ja (retired, 6) for the second-most triple-doubles by a female professional basketball player in history. The top spot is held by Chung Sun-min, head coach of the Korea Women's National Basketball Team (eight).
With her three blocked shots, Kim also surpassed 500 career blocked shots. She is only the second player in women's professional basketball to reach 500 blocked shots after Lee Jong-ae (retired-862).
Kim spoke to the media after the game and said, "It's tough to have an extended opening game, but I'm glad we started the season with a win. I'll make up for what didn't work today and do well in the next game. I didn't realize it (the triple-double), but I found out during the interview, so it means a lot that the last assist was the game-winner."