source: Rick Olivares | bleachersbrew
The Philippine Basketball Association released its line-up that will participate in the 2009 NBA Asia Challenge on September 11 at the Araneta Coliseum.
Donning game jerseys years after they hung up their sneakers are PBA greats Benjie Paras, Allan Caidic, Alvin Patrimonio, Kenneth Duremdes, and Ronnie Magsanoc. They will be joined by current PBA players Wynne Arboleda, Arwind Santos, Sonny Thoss, Willie Miller, Japeth Aguilar, Joseph Yeo, Dondon Hontiveros, Enrico Villanueva, Jay-R Reyes, and Marc Pingris. The PBA All-Stars will be coached by Yeng Guiao.
“We will show the NBA that we are also strong,” jokingly warned PBA Commissioner Renauld “Sonny” Barrios when he announced the line-up.
The NBA contingent will be bannered by All-Stars and greats Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the former Milwaukee Buck and Los Angeles Laker who will coach the American side; Robert Horry, the former Houston Rocket, Phoenix Sun, Los Angeles Laker, and San Antonio Spur who won seven titles with three teams in a 16-year career; Dominique Wilkins, the Atlanta Hawks’ Human Highlight Film; Tim Hardaway, he of the killer crossover and a former Golden State Warrior and Miami Heat guard; and Vlade Divac, one of the best-passing big men during his time with the Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets, and Sacramento Kings. They will be backed-up by players from the NBA’s Development League. The Dunking Divas and Sly, the Silver Fox mascot of the New Jersey Nets will also be on hand for the day’s entertainment in the largest NBA event in the Philippines.
“It’s a great way to kick off the upcoming PBA and NBA seasons,” said Peter Chanliong, Chief Operating Officer of Solar Sports the organizer of the event. “We’ve got the best fans outside the United States and we hope that this will mean greater interaction between the two leagues and us. And this could be the start of something big.”
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