STEVE Taylor Jr helped conduct a basketball clinic as he stays in the Philippines for a while before leaving for the US at the end of his stint with Rain or Shine.
After leading the Elasto Painters to their latest win in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup, the import partnered with Terrafirma’s Lester Prosper in holding basketball clinics and feeding programs for children in five barangays in Sampaloc, Manila over the weekend.
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The two imports conducted drills and then gave out packed food and drinks for the children who participated.
They also donated basketballs while signing autographs and taking photos with participants and basketball fans alike.
Taylor went with Prosper two days after spearheading Rain or Shine to a trilling 76-75 win over NorthPort Batang Pier that put the Elasto Painters at the .500 mark (4-4) for a tie at sixth to seventh place in the standings.
The 29-year-old Taylor scored the go-ahead basket for the Elasto Painters with 18 seconds left, and then preserved the win by blocking the shot of guard Roi Sumang at the other end.
Still, coach Yeng Guiao said the heroics does not in a way secured the job of Taylor with Rain or Shine, which announced on Monday it will be bringing in Ryan Pearson as replacement import.
Pearson, 32, is listed at 6-foot-6, giving the impression the Elasto Painters are likely to retain him all the way to the Governors Cup if his stint goes well enough.
Taylor, though, will be spending the rest of his stay in the country doing charity work for Filipino kids.
The Rain or Shine import will visit Domingo in Sampaloc on Saturday.
Prosper has a game for Terrafirma against NorthPort, leaving Taylor to do the clinic and feeding program on his own.
“Steve wants to have another one before he leaves the country,” said a person close to Taylor.
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