The previous got here out to help the current.
Former Gilas Pilipinas stars trooped to the Smart Araneta Coliseum to cheer on the present nationwide group in its recreation towards Angola within the 2023 FIBA World Cup on Sunday evening.
Marc Pingris, who was the defensive linchpin of the 2014 World Cup squad, was amongst greater than 12,000 followers who watched the Gilas tackle Angolans in Group A motion. Unfortunately, although, the Filipinos couldn’t ship the win as Gilas absorbed an 80-70 defeat for its second loss in as many video games within the world cagefest.
Aside from Pingris, additionally noticed on the Big Dome have been former nationwide group captain and Rain or Shine star Gabe Norwood, two-time Asia’s Best Point Guard Jayson Castro, and gunners Gary David and Larry Fonacier.
James Yap, who suited up for the Philippines prior to now together with the 2018 Asian Games, was additionally current on the sidelines.
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Gilas will return to motion on Tuesday, August 29, at 8 p.m. towards Italy in a vital Group A conflict that might dictate which group advances to the second spherical.
—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
