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SBP says Jordan Heading still under contract amid looming Taiwan stint

Delfin Dioquino

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SBP says Jordan Heading still under contract amid looming Taiwan stint

KEY COG. Jordan Heading has been playing a key role for Gilas Pilipinas.

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Jordan Heading, who is currently loaned to Gilas Pilipinas, has signed with the Taichung Suns of the T1 League in Taiwan

The supposed Taiwan stint of Gilas Pilipinas’ Jordan Heading has hit a snag.

Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) said it contacted FIBA and the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association after the Taichung Suns of the T1 League announced they signed Heading.

The SBP said Heading is still under a live legal contract with the federation until March 2023.

Heading joined the recent PBA Draft but opted to be included in the special Gilas Pilipinas round, where Terrafirma selected him as the No. 1 pick.

In his first tour of duty for the senior national team, the Filipino-Australian guard averaged 6.5 points and 1.5 assists in the final window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers.

Heading then starred for the Nationals in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Serbia, where he normed a team-best 14.5 points, 3 assists, 1.5 rebounds, and 1 steal.

“Until we hear from FIBA, please bear with us if we have no further comment in the meantime,” the SBP said in a statement.

Aside from Heading, Filipino-Americans Jason Brickman and Caelan Tiongson have inked contracts with T1 League teams as they reinforce the Kaohsiung Aquas and Taoyuan Leopards, respectively. – Rappler.com

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Delfin Dioquino

Delfin Dioquino dreamt of being a PBA player, but he did not have the skills to make it. So he pursued the next best thing to being an athlete – to write about them. He took up journalism at the University of Santo Tomas and joined Rappler as soon as he graduated in 2017.