Gage Prim (23 years old, 25.7cm) wears long sleeves at -17 degrees.
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis’s Prim started in the 2022-2023 SKT Adot Pro Basketball regular league away game against Seoul Samsung held at Jamsil Gymnasium on the 27th and contributed to the 85-70 victory by recording 24 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.
From the first quarter, Prim played an active part under the goal with Jang Jae-seok. Prim used his height advantage to easily score under the goal and harass Samsung with his mid-range shots. He also caught 11 of 37 rebounds from Hyundai Mobis. To stop Prim, Samsung committed 8 fouls, and Prim succeeded in 8 out of 9 free throws.
Prim, who I met after the game, said, “It was a good team victory.”
Before the game, head coach Cho Dong-hyun praised Prim as “a player with 120 points out of 100”. When asked how many points he thought of Prim, he said, “I want to give 100 points because I am always confident. I always try to work hard on the court. He feels that he has improved a lot since the beginning of the season.” 메이저사이트
Prim appeared in the interview room wearing short sleeves. If you look at Hyundai Mobis’ social media, you can often see photos of him wearing short sleeves while commuting to and from games. Korea is currently winter, and the cold is continuing. As of the night of the 27th, the temperature in Seoul was -9.1 degrees.
Regarding this, Prim said, “It is not cold. He doesn’t worry about catching a cold. It seems to happen once every three years,” he said.
Jang Jae-seok, who entered the interview room with him, said, “Prim always wears a tank top, but on cold days when the temperature dropped to minus 17 degrees, he wore long sleeves. That was the first time I saw him wearing long sleeves (laughs). It must have been cold then,” he added.