i'm sure you've heard of the NBA players coming over to play with our PBA stars last weekend, 23-24 july. the following players came and took manila by storm (list from slambuzz):
Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) *playing coach for NBA Selections
Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets)
Tyreke Evans (Sacramento Kings)
James Harden (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Derrick Williams (2011 No. 2 Draft Pick- Minnesota Timberwolves)
Derek Fisher (Los Angeles Lakers)
Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls)
Deandre Jordan (Los Angeles Clippers) passport issues
Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Javale McGee (Washington Wizards)
kobe arrived just 2 weeks before for a nike event.
except for kobe, i don't know anyone else. well, maybe derrick rose, because k talks about him. and derek fisher, crush ko siya kasi magaling magshoot kahit maliit! :)
i was trying to get tickets (for k) for either events but they were sold out. it wasn't such a biggie but when we saw the live tv coverage of the PBA vs. NBA game that saturday, k was sighing, "sayang naman!" oo nga, sayang! it's not every year that you get all these NBA players in one event, not to mention kobe bryant and derrick rose together!
oh well, maybe next time (if there ever will be a next time!). the next day, sunday, we were up late (as usual). k, with eyes still closed, kept asking, "is it 1pm yet? is it 1pm yet!?" you see, the smart gilas vs. NBA game starts at 1pm, but there will be a delayed tv telecast at 5:30 pm pa. we went back to sleep and woke up again around 11:30 am for brunch. since ana had her day off, k volunteered to buy cooked food from nearby. i was waiting for him to come back when he called, and said that a friend invited him to watch the game at 1pm. imagine, it was almost 12pm. he was ecstatic! :)
everything was a blur - lunch, getting ready, flight, er, car ride. and off he went. i was contented just to stay home and watch the delayed tv telecast.
when he came back that night, he was in cloud nine. was soooo happy he got to watch the game. baby kr was very happy for daddy, too. :)
here are some photos he managed to take of the event.
and did i mention that they got really great seats (a row behind the technical committee)?? when we watched the delayed tv telecast, we could see them on screen haha! all thanks to k's generous friend! sa uulitin! :D
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