The Controversial KBL Award Ceremony
KBL will host the 2023-24 Jeonggwanjang Professional Basketball Awards at the Grand Ballroom on the 5th floor of the Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas on April 1 at 4 p.m. The award ceremony will announce the MVP of Korean/foreign players and the Rookie of the Year Award, which was the best performance in professional basketball in 2023-24. You can also check out the Best 5, Best Defensive Award, Sixman Award and Skills Development Award, as well as the "Pocari Sweat Popularity Award," which is selected by 100% fan vote, and the protagonist of the "Sejong Sports orthopedic surgery PLAY OF THE SEASON," which made the best scene of the season. Wonju DB, which ranked first in the regular game, the second and third-place team awards ceremony in the regular game, and the six metrics (score, three-point shot, rebound, assist, steal, and block) that have been revived in 20 years this season will also be presented. There will also be a "Fan Awards" award for fans who have shown off their professional basketball skills together this season. The winners will be selected from the most visited fans at the stadium and those who eagerly participated in the KBL-integrated website and application. Prior to this, the 10 fans with the highest win rate for each regular game will be selected, and 20,000 KBL points will be given to them as an invitation ticket for the award ceremony. The 2023-24 Jeonggwanjang Professional Basketball Awards will be broadcast live on SPOTV, SPOTV NOW, AfreecaTV, A-dot, and Spoky. The pre-event that begins prior to the main ceremony will be available on YouTube channel "KBL TV." Meanwhile, the KBL banned rookies from being nominated for the Skills Development Award and the Sixman Award before the opening of the 2023-24 season. It was at the center of controversy over its belated announcement through a press release on the settlement of accounts for the fifth round. KBL does not listen to the opinions of those who have the right to vote and wants to have a winner of the KBL's Skills Development Award and Sixman Award that suits KBL's taste. According to basketball officials, such "no logic" standards are unlikely to be revised. For this reason, former Rookie of the Year such as Oh Jae-hyun cannot win the Skills Development Award and the Six Man Award.