Gilas Pilipinas faces Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Jordan in a battle of unbeaten teams for an outright berth in the quarterfinals in the Asian Games
MANILA, Philippines – A familiar foe stands in Gilas Pilipinas’ way for an automatic qualification to the quarterfinals in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Both unbeaten with identical 2-0 records, the Filipinos and the Jordanians vie for the top spot in Group C, which merits an outright berth in the quarterfinals. The former NBA veteran is no stranger to Gilas Pilipinas, being teammates with Calvin Oftana at TNT and facing almost all of the Filipino players in the PBA, most notably Justin Brownlee.
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