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MANILA, Philippines – Questions over whether or not Marcus Douthit will still play can be put to rest.
Facing a must-win game against Kazakhstan on Sunday, September 28, with their chances at a semis berth in the Asian Games men’s basketball tournament on the line, Gilas Pilipinas will have their naturalized big man back in action after he was benched against South Korea on Saturday, September 27.
The news was announced by reporter Quinito Henson, who relayed the information through his Instagram account.
“Coach Chot has confirmed from Incheon that Kuya Marcus Douthit will play against Kazakhstan at 2:15 pm today,” said Henson.
“Team asked Coach if he could play and Coach acceded to appeal,” he added.
In order to keep their aspirations for a gold medal alive, Gilas (0-2 in the quarters) will need to beat Kazakhstan (1-1) by at least 11 points on Sunday and hope for a Qatar (1-1) loss to South Korea (2-0) afterwards in order to make it to the semifinal round with a 1-2 record and a superior quotient.
After going on a tirade on Douthit’s bad “body language” on Friday, September 26, following their nine-point loss to Qatar, Reyes opted to bench the big man for “disciplinary reasons” the following day in which the Philippines lost a heartbreaker to Korea, 97-95, after squandering a 16-point lead.
Gilas Pilipinas is set to take on Kazakhstan on Sunday at 2:15 pm. – Rappler.com
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