It’s a long shot, but the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) wants to make the most out of the opportunity.
The country’s national federation for basketball said in a statement it wants to form its A-team for the Olympic qualifying tournament (OQT) after receiving a wild card berth late Friday night—an unexpected turn of events triggered by the pullout of New Zealand from the event slated in Belgrade, Serbia.
Two PBA stars also said the Philippines should assemble its best squad for the OQT, which will give the tournament winner a ticket to this year’s Tokyo Olympics.
On Saturday, the PBA said it was willing to help, saying it will need to tinker with its calendar to accomm…
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