▁language . ▁Philipp ine ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁president ▁Mon ico ▁Pu ente vel la ▁stated ▁in ▁media ▁inter views ▁that ▁Sand rin ▁had ▁told ▁him ▁" he ▁couldn ’ t ▁relate ▁with ▁the ▁Kore ans ▁because ▁they ▁hardly ▁speak ▁English ▁… ▁he ▁felt ▁more ▁comfortable ▁with ▁our ▁team . ▁Nevertheless , ▁Lee ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁rel ished ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁learn ▁more ▁about ▁his ▁roots . ▁▁ ▁Lee ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁profession ally ▁in ▁the ▁Korean ▁Basketball ▁League ▁for ▁the ▁Da egu ▁Or ions . ▁He ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Se oul ▁S amsung ▁Th und ers . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁and ▁elder ▁brother ▁Lee ▁Se ung - j un ▁were ▁book ed ▁on ▁assault ▁charges ▁in ▁Map o ▁District , ▁leading ▁to ▁controvers y ▁over ▁whether ▁they ▁should ▁be ▁permitted ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁then - ongo ing ▁K BL ▁All - Star ▁Games . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Lee ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁Al ab ▁Pil ip inas ' ▁world ▁imports ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Lee ▁Se ung - j un . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Lee ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁a ▁basketball ▁family : ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁av id ▁player , ▁and ▁taught ▁the ▁game ▁to ▁Lee ' s ▁older ▁brother ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Lee ▁himself . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Both ell ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁University