SHOCK: Hanoi Buffaloes suddenly parted ways with Anthony January right before the Playoffs, replaced by veteran Saigon Heat

Right before entering the VBA semi-final series against Nha Trang Dolphins, Hanoi Buffaloes took a shocking step when deciding to bid farewell to foreign soldier Anthony January.

The reason given by this team is that "Dinnertime" has suffered a serious injury and needs at least 6 weeks to recover. January's replacement is none other than Lenny Daniel.

In fact, rumors about January's departure emerged at the end of August, when Daniel left South America to go to Vietnam and practice with the Buffaloes. The former Saigon Heat player is also on the reserve list of Buffalo Capital.

At that time, January had unstable expressions on social networks, such as hiding all Buffaloes competition photos on Instagram. But in the end, the 30-year-old player still played the entire regular season. Both main characters also simultaneously denied the rumors after the victory over Saigon Heat.

Many internal sources confirmed that the injury of the star wearing shirt number 44 on the reigning runner-up team is real. X-rays showed he had a torn meniscus, and the Buffaloes have been planning a replacement ever since.

Anthony January is the top offensive star of Hanoi Buffaloes in particular and VBA in general, averaging 25.8 points and 15.7 rebounds per game, ranking 3rd in the entire league in both of these indicators.

January's replacement, Lenny Daniel is a name that is no longer strange to Vietnamese basketball fans. He used to have 2 years of playing for Saigon Heat in the ABL arena and left his mark with the ability to score points. Currently, Daniel is 36 years old. He had just spent time playing in Ecuador before coming to Hanoi.

This is also the second time this season the Buffaloes have changed foreign soldiers. Last time, when Udun Osakue replaced Russell Smith, the Capital Buffalo won 7 games in a row.