American banned from Korean basketball for being ‘too tall’

SOUTH KOREA’S professional basketball league has kicked out a US national because he is deemed “too tall” under new regulations. The Korean Basketball League (KBL) announced last week that as of next season, foreign players can be no taller than 2 metres. The league believes that by imposing height restrictions it will encourage teams to recruit players rather than “just tall ones”, reported The Korea Times.
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