IMPORT woes continue to bug the Blackwater Bossing.
The team has scrapped plans to bring in Cameron Clark and instead, tapped former NBA player George King for its campaign in the PBA Governors' Cup.
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A family emergency, team insiders said, had Clark suddenly not available to play for the Bossing as a replacement for Ricky Ledo.
Clark's unavailability had Blackwater management burning the lines late Sunday evening until early Monday morning before securing the commitment of the 30-year-old King, a second-round pick of the Phoenix Suns in the 2018 draft.
A product of University of Colorado Boulder, King will arrive in the country on Wednesday, giving him at least 48 hours to get to know more his new ballclub before facing Barangay Ginebra on Friday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
Aside from Phoenix, King also had a brief stint with the Dallas Mavericks.
Outside of the NBA, he suited up too, in the G League and leagues in Italy, Poland, Germany, and Australia.
King recently played with Ironi Ness Ziona in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
Blackwater played without an import on Sunday against San Miguel and suffered a third straight loss, 128-108.
The Bossing got nothing from Ledo in the first two games he played for the team, losing both against Rain or Shine and NLEX.
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