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MANILA, Philippines – Prior to Gilas Pilipinas’ game against France on the first day of the FIBA Manila Olympic Qualifying tournament on Tuesday, July 5, new Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte took center court and provided the ceremonial toss.
EARLIER: #PresidentDuterte with the ceremonial toss #FIBAOQT https://t.co/76wsqe1uDA pic.twitter.com/1Nn7nslLJ4
— Rappler Sports (@RapplerSports) July 5, 2016
Duterte, who was inaugurated just last week, walked to the loud chants of “Duterte!” from fans at the Mall of Asia Arena. After greeting players from both teams, the 16th president of the Philippines tossed the ball up and received even more applause. Duterte, 71, even joked by attempting to jump for the ball after tossing it up between naturalized Filipino Andray Blatche and France’s Joffrey Lauvergne.
The game started not long after, with Blatche getting the first basket of the game. – Rappler.com
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