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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Reyes, Taulava, Tiu surprised, disappointed by FIBA Asia choice of Lebanon over Philippines



InterAKTV · Wednesday, September 19, 2012 · 8:14 pm

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After the Philippines lost its bid to host next year’s FIBA Asia Championship, some of the country’s top basketball personalities couldn’t help but express their surprise and disappointment over the decision to award the rights to Lebanon.
SMART-Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes took to Twitter to point out that unlike the Philippine contingent led by Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Manuel V. Pangilinan and PBA commissioner Chito Salud, Lebanon’s presentation was handled by its players.
(InterAKTV is part of InterAksyon.com, the news site of TV5, which is chaired by Pangilinan.)
The top three finishers in the FIBA Asia Championship will qualify for the 2014 FIBA World Cup, and holding the event would give the host country a homecourt edge.
Former SMART-Gilas team captain Chris Tiu, a veteran international campaigner, noted that Lebanon’s basketball facilities don’t compare to what is available in the Philippines, and hinted that something fishy went on.
FIBA Asia secretary-general Hagop Khajirian is, incidentally, a Lebanese national.
Another former national player, Asi Taulava, had stronger words to say about basketball facilities in the West Asian nation.
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