MANILA, Philippines—While the Philippines dominated Thailand in the 2021 Fiba Asia Cup qualifying window in Bahrain, Kai Sotto was in the United States training with his teammates in the NBA G League Ignite team.
Sotto watched as his Gilas teammates rack up two wins in as many games against Thailand in the Manama bubble, but the 7-foot-2 center hopes to rejoin the national team for the February window of the qualifiers.
If his schedule permits.
“To be honest there’s a higher probability that I would play in this upcoming window but it also depends on the schedule because they said we might have the season next year,” said Sotto Thursday in a virtual press conference.
“It depends …
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