Fans in Philippines can’t wait to see world’s best basketball players
Considering that about 110 million people live in the Philippines, it’s not feasible to expect that they all would be basketball fans.And that might not be an understatement, either.
The Americans arrived on Tuesday morning in Manila. They were greeted by local and tournament officials at the airport, had fans on motorcycles waving at the motorcade as their buses drove away and were greeted at their hotel by more fans.“I have goosebumps right now,” another of Herrera’s friends, RJ Tan, said as he held an Anthony Edwards jersey.
FIBA secretary-general Andreas Zagklis was asked last week about the excitement level that the Philippines has shown for the World Cup.Basketball is a passion in the Philippines. There are about 25,000 indoor courts in the country, countless outdoor courts – they’re everywhere, with rims even fashioned out of barbed wire in some places.
Legend says that American teachers brought basketball to the Philippines for the first time around the turn of the 20th century, and it immediately took off. Unlike other parts of Asia, where baseball or soccer can reign supreme, basketball stands alone in the Philippines. Its only real challenger in recent years has been boxing, simply because of Manny Pacquiao – who won 12 world championships in eight weight divisions.
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