JUSTIN Brownlee may be left out of the Gilas Pilipinas final 12-man roster for the coming FIBA World Cup.
But the naturalized player will still get to fly the country's tri color as he's set to reinforce the national team in the Hangzhou Asian Games in September.
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The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) thanked the long-time Barangay Ginebra import for spending a lot of time practicing and training with Gilas for the past five weeks as it prepares for it's World Cup campaign next month.
But with Jordan Clarkson finally coming to terms with SBP to play for Gilas in the global showcase, Brownlee will have to take the backseat as basketball's biggest event comes back to Manila after 45 years.
During the pep rally held for both the men and women's national teams on Tuesday, coach Chot Reyes announced the 35-year-Brownlee will be the one to play for Gilas in the Asiad.
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