Hyun Joo-yup
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 Hyun Joo-yup facts

• He is regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time in the Korean Basketball League (KBL)
• Hyun was given the moniker "Magic Hippo", "The Lord of the Military", "Point Forward" and "Korean Charles Barkley" for his size, versatility and dominance
• He is known for being the only player who broke the backboard in Korean basketball history
• Hyun, who played nine professional years, is a 6-time KBL All-Star and has earned the KBL Forward of the Year honor
• The former number one draft pick battled an injury-ravaged career which led to his early retirement in 2009
• In 2012, Hyun earned the KBL Legend All-Star selection
• He was named into the KBL All-Time Legend 12 in 2017
• As a member of the senior national team for more than a decade, Hyun competed in two FIBA World Cups (1994, 1998), three Asian Games (1994, 1998, 2002), four FIBA Asia Cups (1995, 1997, 1999, 2005), one Olympics (1996) and one East Asian Games (1997)
• Hyun is noted for leading the South Korean squad in winning its first Asian Games gold medal after 20 years during the 2002 Asian Games despite being injured