Gilas battles Dominican Republic as Fiba World Cup begins – rezal404

Gilas Pilipinas team ahead of the Fiba World Cup in Manila. –FIBA BASKETBALL There will be chaos. It won’t be just the traffic snarl or the frantic search for tickets, parking spaces and the right entryways inside the cavernous Philippine Arena. There will be that huge ball of emotions exploding into a mess of postgame…

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Fiba World Cup begins as Gilas battles Dominican Republic – rezal404

Dominican Republic team during a photoshoot ahead of the Fiba World Cup. –FIBA BASKETBALL There will be chaos. It won’t be just the traffic snarl or the frantic search for tickets, parking spaces and the right entryways inside the cavernous Philippine Arena. There will be that huge ball of emotions exploding into a mess of…

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Dominican Republic fully focused on ‘very important game’ vs Gilas Pilipinas – rezal404

Dominican Republic team during a photoshoot ahead of the Fiba World Cup. –FIBA BASKETBALL MANILA, Philippines—Tough as Group A may be, the Dominican Republic is adamant in focusing on one task at a time. The Dominicans are purely thinking of Gilas Pilipinas at the moment as they square off on the first day of the…

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Gilas Pilipinas braces for Karl-Anthony Towns, Dominican Republic – rezal404

Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes after the Philippines’ training on Tuesday night. MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas spent much of its open practice on Tuesday with a particular opponent in mind: the Dominican Republic. “[The] Dominican Republic, as you all know, beat Canada and Canada beat Spain. (The) Dominicans also fought Spain to a close match,” national…

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Karl-Anthony Towns arrives in Manila, wants to make Dominican Republic proud in Fiba World Cup – rezal404

Karl-Anthony Towns of the Dominican Republic arrives in Manila for the Fiba World Cup. Denison Dalupang/PDI MANILA, Philippines-Karl-Anthony Towns, the Dominican Republic and Minnesota Timberwolves star, arrived in Manila on Monday night with a simple mission in mind for the Fiba World Cup. “Playing. Just playing basketball. That’s just really it,” Towns told reporters at…

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Philippines, Angola, Italy, Dominican Republic – rezal404

Italy’s Simone Fontecchio, Philippines’ Jordan Clarkson, Dominican Republics’ Karl Anthony Towns and Angola’s Bruno Fernando. –ART/MARLO CUETO MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas faces a tall order as it tries to qualify for the next round and chase an Olympic dream when it hosts Group A in the Fiba World Cup 2023 starting August 25. Sixteen…

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Gilas Pilipinas grouped with Angola, Dominican Republic, Italy in Fiba World Cup – rezal404

Former NBA players Luis Scola and Dirk Nowitzki at the Fiba World Cup draw at Smart Araneta Coliseum. – MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–The Philippines, which co-hosts the Fiba Basketball World Cup 2023 this coming August, will be playing against Angola, the Dominican Republic, and Italy in the group phase of the basketball showcase beginning Aug.…

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