JUSTIN Brownlee is set to arrive on Sunday and start practicing with Gilas Pilipinas for the coming FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers and the 20th Asian Games.
It will be the first time that Brownlee will be back since suiting up for the national team in the third window of the World Cup qualifiers last month.
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“He’s arriving on Sunday night and he’ll be practicing on Monday with Gilas,” said Cone of Gilas’ top naturalized player.
Brownlee played in the game against New Zealand in Auckland - a 106-102 overtime loss. He later skipped the game against Australia in Perth, which the Filipinos likewise lost, 92-49, to rest his hamstring injury.
The arrival of the 38-year-old Brownlee also meant Riley Grigsby has played his final game for Barangay Ginebra, which suffered a 97-88 loss to Meralco Friday night in the PBA Governors' Cup.
The Kings ended their campaign in the first round of the eliminations with a 2-4 record that put them at the bottom of a stacked-up Group B.
"With Justin coming back hopefully, he'll be healthy after playing in the Asian Games. That we'll see," said Cone.
Barangay Ginebra will start its second round campaign on Oct. 9 against Rain or Shine.
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