National Basketball Association

South Korean pro coach targeted in game-fixing investigation

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 10:43 p.m. ET

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South Korean police say they plan to question a high-profile professional basketball coach over allegations that he manipulated games he coached to make money from gambling.

Seoul police official Kim Seong-woon said Wednesday they are investigating allegations that former Busan KT Sonicboom head coach Chun Chang-jin borrowed 300 million won ($272,000) from a loan shark to place bets on illegal gambling sites on five games he coached between February and March. Kim said the information arose from an investigation of two of Chun's acquaintances detained over illegal gambling suspicions, and Chun's bank records were being examined.

Chun's lawyer Lee Jeong-won denied the accusations. South Korea's major professional sports leagues, including basketball, baseball and football, have been rocked by match-fixing scandals in recent years.