{
  "id": 7109952,
  "title": "Korea basketball coach praises team for timely effort in win over Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/korea-basketball-coach-praises-team-for-timely-effort-in-win-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T13:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260913/korea-basketball-coach-praises-team-for-timely-effort-in-win-over-japan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Korea's basketball coach Nikolajs Mazurs praised his team's timely effort in their recent victory over Japan in the Asian Games men's basketball tournament. Behind guard Lee Jung-hyun's 25 points and center Jang Jae-seok's 18 points and eight rebounds, Korea secured a 100-83 win, clinching the top spot in Group A and advancing to the quarterfinals. Mazurs highlighted the team's collective performance, stating, \"I think we did a great job today as a team. Every player stepped up in the right moment even though it was a very tough game.\"",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(Asiad) S. Korea basketball coach praises team for timely effort in win over Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/asiad-s-korea-basketball-coach-praises-team-for-timely-effort-in-win",
        "published": "2026-09-13T13:02:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea basketball coach praises team for timely effort in win over Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/korea-basketball-coach-praises-team-for-timely-effort-in-win-over-7115055",
        "published": "2026-09-13T14:22:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}