REFUSING to wave the white flag, the Philippines marches on defiantly despite going 0-3 in the Group Phase, zeroing in
instead on two classification games that will ultimately decide its fate in FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.
The nationals may have dropped all three===Group A games, but the Olympic dream remains alive and beating in the heart of every Filipino as Gilas Pilipinas takes on the third and fourth placers in Group B in decisive matchups. “Basketball is a game of missed shots and ups and downs and we string together runs and we go out there competing ‘til the end of the horn,” Clarkson added.
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