This is me at a playoff basketball game in Manila. The teams that were playing were the Alaska Aces and Rain or Shine. Whenever something happened, the fans would go crazy. Here are a few tidbits about basketball in the Philippines:
- According to the Philippine Star, there are two countries in the world where basketball is the most popular sport: Philippines and Lithuania.
- The Philippines is the 3rd largest market for Nike basketball after the US and China.
- Basketball was introduced to the Philippines by Americans from the YMCA in 1898.
Here is me watching game 1 of the Cavs-Toronto series in Manila. We saw a lot of people in Manila wearing Cavs shirts.