Jordan Clarkson cleared by OCA and NBA, will miss 1st game of Gilas
After a last minute appeal to the NBA, Jordan Clarkson is finally allowed to play for Gilas Pilipinas in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.
According to Quinito Henson, “NBA agreed to 1-time exception for NBA players in Asian Games”. Jordan Clarkson was also cleared again by the Olympics Council of Asia and will replace Don Trollano in the Gilas Roster.
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But Clarkson will miss the 1st game of Gilas Pilipinas against Kazakhstan tomorrow, August 16, 11am Manila Time as he is scheduled to arrive tomorrow at 11am also in Jakarta. Jordan Clarkson is set to debut for Gilas Pilipinas against China on August 21, 5pm. View Gilas Pilipinas Schedule for 2018 Asian Games
It’s final! Clarkson was cleared by both NBA and Olympic Council of Asia to play for Philippines in Asian Games-but JC will miss game vs Kazakhstan tomoro 10am as he is sked to arrive via Singapore also tomoro 10am-NBA agreed to 1-time exception for NBA players in Asian Games
— Quinito Henson (@TheDeanQuinito) August 15, 2018
Jordan Clarkson will also be the flag-bearer of Philippines in the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games on Saturday.
Good luck Jordan Clarkson and Gilas Pilipinas!
Gilas Pilipinas team even though missing most of its regular members still strong and intereting to watch especially now that we have Jordan Clarkson. Let us see how far this team will go and enjoy the fun while its last… We have a solid back court but our front court may still need a little improvement. Anyway out team today maybe stronger than before.