Gilas Pilipinas Basketball

Greg Slaughter was finally cleared by FIBA to play as a local for Gilas Pilipinas.

But Greg Slaughter is still recovering from an ankle injury he sustained while playing for Ginebra in the PBA and is not yet sure if he will be cleared to play vs Iran on the road on September 13 and vs Qatar at home on September 17. View Gilas Pilipinas FIBA Qualifiers 2nd Round Schedule

Here’s the letter of FIBA to SBP regarding Greg Slaughter:

LOOK: FIBA rules @GWillSlaughter eligible to play for the national team as a local. (via @jcansis) pic.twitter.com/hWOLplX25e

— ESPN5 (@Sports5PH) September 8, 2018

Message of Greg Slaughter as posted in his twitter account:

I just found out FIBA has approved my eligibility as a local! Couldn’t be happier about this, thank you to SBP and FIBA for paving the way. I’m looking forward to beginning a wonderful journey with the national team. Para sa bayan! 🇵🇭

— Greg Slaughter (@GWillSlaughter) September 8, 2018

Greg Slaughter was part of the original Smart Gilas team but he played only in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup which is a Club Tournament and not in any official FIBA Tournament for the national teams.