The North Korean women’s basketball team may not have won a medal at the Asian Games this month, but it did produce a towering new star.
The 6-foot, 9-inch tall center Pak Jin A led the charge for the women’s team throughout the international competition, using her size to dominate her competitors and average a tournament-leading 28.7 points and 2.8 blocks per game.
The North Korean women’s basketball team may not have won a medal at the Asian Games this month, but it did produce a towering new star.
The 6-foot, 9-inch tall center Pak Jin A led the charge for the women’s team throughout the international competition, using her size to dominate her competitors and average a tournament-leading 28.7 points and 2.8 blocks per game.
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