Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Gilas Pilipinas not invited at Jones Cup in Taiwan
Amid tensions between the Philippines and Taiwan, the organizers of the Taipei-based William Jones Cup have withdrawn their invitation to the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team, the defending champions of the competition.
Philippine national men’s basketball coach Chot Reyes made the announcement on his Twitter account.
Chot Reyes: @coachchot:
Just got word from d organizers that we have been un-invited to d Jones Cup. Di matapos-tapos ang problema ng Gilas ha.
The Philippines won the competition last year on the strength of the performance of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel guard LA Tenorio, who won Most Valuable Player honors.
Tensions between Taiwan and the Philippines rose after the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by members of the Philippine Coast Guard earlier this month.
Several incidents of attacks on Filipino workers by Taiwanese locals have been reported. Gilas members expressed disappointment over the decision of Jones Cup organizers.
No go on Jones Cup...was looking forward to defending our title. But praying some good comes out of this, on and off the court.
Reyes, for his part, said that the development is a setback in the preparations of the national team, which is training to compete in the FIBA Asia Championship in Manila in August.
Chot Reyes: @coachchot:
We now have to find a replacement tournament as d Jones Cup is such an integral part of our preparation.
article source: interaksyon.com
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