Coach Kim Hyo-beom of Seoul Samsung was fined 3 million won by the Korean Basketball League (KBL) for arriving late to a match. The penalty was imposed as a result of Kim's failure to comply with KBL's requirement that teams must arrive at the venue at least 60 minutes before the game starts. On the evening of September 9, during a game against KT Sonicboom at the KT Sonicboom Arena in Suwon, Kim joined the game late due to personal reasons, resulting in an internal penalty of an additional 2 million won imposed by Samsung. The late arrival was significant enough to warrant formal disciplinary action from the league itself, highlighting the importance placed on adherence to regulations by KBL.