MANILA, Philippines–Lester Prosper, Indonesia’s naturalized player, could not help but root for Kai Sotto.
And for good reason.
The two forged a bond while working out under the same trainer in Miami last April.
“Through our trainer, he wanted me to just go and mentor him a little bit,” Prosper said in a video interview released to media outlets late Tuesday night.
“(He wanted me to) uplift him. And that’s we are about down in Miami—uplifting young brothers,” he went on.
That moment was well documented on the teen prospect’s Instagram, creating a buzz on social media also because Prosper is no stranger to Filipino hoop fans.
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