Members of the Ball Up All-Stars have expressed their excitement about the chance to showcase their talents to Filipino basketball fans later this week.
Taurian "Air Up There" Fontenette, Larry "The Bone Collector" Williams, and Ryan "Special FX" Williams are three members of the seven-man squad that form the core of Team Gawad Kalinga in the "All In" basketball charity event that will take place on 7pm Wednesday night, at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Taurian is familiar with Filipino basketball, in part because he is a former college roommate of Joe DeVance. The Purefoods-STAR forward would share to him how much Filipinos love the sport, and as such, he can't wait to see it for himself in the next couple of days.
Larry says that Filipinos make up a large percentage of his followers on social media, and that they make him aware about how much we love the sport. The Rucker Park legend "can't wait to come here" and perform for those who have not seen him before.
Ryan, on the other hand, has faced the Filipino brand of basketball in person, playing in a Filipino league in New York City. He is also familiar with how passionate we are with the sport, and that how we play hard allows him to get hyped for this event.
The other members of the Ball Up squad who will form the core of Team Gawad Kalinga are Grayson “The Professor” Boucher, Gary “G-Smith” Smith, Aaron “AO” Owens, and Anthony “Mr. Afrika” Pimble. The team will be reinforced by former PBA stalwarts Jerry Codinera, Willie Miller, and Renren Ritualo.
Coaching Team Gawad Kalinga is "The Answer" himself, Allen Iverson.
They will be going up against collegiate basketball stars representing Team PCWorx, reinforced by former NBA lottery selections DerMarr Johnson and Eddy Curry and coached by multi-titled mentor Tim Cone.
The event is also backed by NBA Café Manila, Solaire Resort and Casino, Samsung, Intel, Microsoft, PhilCare, Canon, Rapoo, Accel, and the Mall of Asia Arena.
Tickets to “All In” basketball are still available, at 50% off, online at www.smtickets.com, all SM Tickets outlets, and at selected PCWorx branches in Metro Manila.
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| Air Up There |
Taurian is familiar with Filipino basketball, in part because he is a former college roommate of Joe DeVance. The Purefoods-STAR forward would share to him how much Filipinos love the sport, and as such, he can't wait to see it for himself in the next couple of days.
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| Bone Collector |
Ryan, on the other hand, has faced the Filipino brand of basketball in person, playing in a Filipino league in New York City. He is also familiar with how passionate we are with the sport, and that how we play hard allows him to get hyped for this event.
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| Special FX |
Coaching Team Gawad Kalinga is "The Answer" himself, Allen Iverson.
They will be going up against collegiate basketball stars representing Team PCWorx, reinforced by former NBA lottery selections DerMarr Johnson and Eddy Curry and coached by multi-titled mentor Tim Cone.
The event is also backed by NBA Café Manila, Solaire Resort and Casino, Samsung, Intel, Microsoft, PhilCare, Canon, Rapoo, Accel, and the Mall of Asia Arena.
Tickets to “All In” basketball are still available, at 50% off, online at www.smtickets.com, all SM Tickets outlets, and at selected PCWorx branches in Metro Manila.
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