Jimmy Alapag, who has previously decided to retire from international duty, will once again lace his shoes for Team Pilipinas, as per Coach Chot Reyes' tweet
Just finished mtg w Jimmy Alamat, er @JAlapag3 . 2 words - "I'm in." pic.twitter.com/2lbRc2AEuc
— Chot Reyes (@coachot) September 11, 2014
The decision arose from numerous issues, namely, eligibility issues (Blatche, Norwood, and Dillinger), contract issues (Lee), and injuries (Lee again, Pingris, Castro).
The issue-plagued Asian Games start on September 20, though the Philippines will skip the preliminary round as a result of them placing second in the FIBA Asia Championships. They are seeded with continent rivals Iran at Group E. They play a TBA-team on September 23. (GS)
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