Basketball is played everywhere and by almost everyone in the Philippines, which counts the sport as a national obsession along with boxing and beauty pageants
. Enthusiasm for the sport is only intensifying ahead of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, which opens in Manila on Friday.MANILA, Philippines – It may be dwarfed by other nation’s sporting prowess, but the Philippines’ fervor for basketball is gigantic, and enthusiasm for the sport is only intensifying ahead of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, which opens in Manila on Friday.
Men play basketball at a community-built court called Baryo Aroma in Tondo, Manila, Philippines, May 17, 2023. . Enthusiasm for the sport is only intensifying ahead of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, which opens in Manila on Friday. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez The appeal of basketball endured through the decades because of its simplicity, veteran sports anchorman Sev Sarmenta said.
Members of the audience cheer during a community league basketball game in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, August 6, 2023. . REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez His teammates, bare-chested and barefoot, typically bet 50 pesos each per game, with the winner often using the prize money to buy everyone refreshments.
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