NBA LEGENDS vs. PBA LEGENDS (NBA Asia Challenge 2009) on 9/11 at the Araneta Coliseum, PHILIPPINES

WHEN a team of National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Famers and greats backstopped by Developmental League players come to the Philippines to play their counterparts in the NBA Asia Challenge 2009 at the Araneta Coliseum on September 11, Robert Horry wants the ball in his hands if the exhibition match comes down to the final shot.

The former Houston Rocket, Phoenix Sun, Los Angeles Laker and San Antonio Spur who won seven titles with three teams in a 16-year career will be celebrating his 39th birthday on August 25. He will join Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who will coach this team, Tim Hardaway, Dominique Wilkins and Vlade Divac in the largest NBA event in the Philippines. The Dunking Divas and Sly, the Silver Fox mascot of the New Jersey Nets, will also be on hand for the day’s entertainment.

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Stars will find Ronnie Magsanoc, Allan Caidic, Alvin Patrimonio and Benjie Paras in action once more. “We will show the NBA how powerful we are,” joked PBA commissioner Renauld “Sonny” Barrios, who said last season’s Mythical Five Selection could also suit up for the event.

article source: Business Mirror

Video courtesy of 24 Oras which aired Sept. 7, 2009



Snapshots from the video


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New Jershey Nets Dunkin Divas and their mascot