UTSUNOMIYA, Japan – TNT starts off its East Asia Super League (EASL) Champions League against Japan B.League’s reigning champion Utsunomiya Brex on Wednesday.
Gametime is at 7:30 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m., Manila time) at the Nikkan Arena.
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The Tropang Giga are expecting a challenging clash against the B.League side which boasts of a formidable reinforcements Isaac Fotu, a member of the New Zealand Tall Blacks team, and Josh Scott.
Also part of the Brex are longtime Japan national team standouts Kosuke Takeuchi and Makoto Heijima, and Yuta Tabuse, the 42-year-old cager who is known as the first Japanese to play in the NBA.
“We will just compete and see what happens,” said TNT coach Jojo Lastimosa.
Roger Pogoy will be suiting up in the contest after suffering a bone bruise that kept him out in the few TNT games and out of consideration for Gilas Pilipinas in the Fiba Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers.
Mikey Williams, nursing an ankle sprain, is a gametime decision.
Before the TNT-Utsunomiya clash, Rhenz Abando will see action for Anyang KGC as it takes on Taipei Fubon Braves at 5 p.m.
Abando has been part of Anyang KGC’s campaign in the Korean Basketball League, with the ballclub in first place with a 34-12 record.
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