Gilas Pilipinas PH Basketball Team Beats Latvians in Shocker

Justin Brownlee of Gilas Pilinas (Source: Rappler)

Gilas Pilipinas national basketball team shocked the Latvians on the road, pulling off a colossal 89-80 upset at the Arena Riga on Wednesday, July 3 to boost their chances of advancing to the knockout stage (See Rappler for story).

Cavaliers' Jordan Clarkson to Play for PH in Asian Games

Jordan Clarkson (Photo courtesy of the Cleveland Cavaliers)

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson will suit up for the Philippines at the Asian Games in Indonesia, the country's basketball federation announced Wednesday, just days after the NBA said it would not release him for the event (Yahoo News) .