MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas quickly got back to work after a much-deserved breather following a successful campaign in the Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers in Clark, Pampanga.
Practice resumed Tuesday as Gilas prepares for its tune-up game against China on Wednesday in Clark.
Forward Carl Tamayo, who was one of the biggest revelations for Gilas in Clark, also put the time in during training despite nursing a left ankle injury.
SJ Belangel looks on as coach Tab Baldwin re-creates his game winning three against Korea.#ParaSaBayan #Puso pic.twitter.com/TsWm4VrZop
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The 6-foot-7 Tamayo, the University of the Philippines recruit, suffered a Grade 1 ankle sprain in Gilas’ blowout win over Indonesia. He missed the team’s 82-77 win over South Korea o…
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