Blatche wishes Gilas luck in FIBA Asia Cup

MANILA, Philippines – Naturalized Filipino center Andray Blatche on Tuesday evening wished the Philippine men's national basketball team the best of luck in its campaign in the FIBA Asia Cup in August.

Blatche was left off the list of player submitted by Gilas coach Chot Reyes to the tournament organizers, and 6-foot-8 Fil-German Christian Standhardinger will instead be the team's naturalized player.

Andray Blatche.

In an Instagram post, Blatche said that while he is always thankful for the chance to represent the Philippines, it was simply not possible for him to do so this time around.

Blatche last saw action for the Philippines in the SEABA Championship in May, where he anchored Gilas Pilipinas' dominant run in the tournament.

I will always be very thankful for the opportunity the love and the support I have received from my Filipino family but it's a lot of reason why I can't join and I don't expect for many ppl to understand but I do wish my brothers the best of luck

A post shared by Andray Blatche (@draylive) on Jul 25, 2017 at 10:50am PDT

Source: http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/26/17/look-blatche-wishes-gilas-luck-in-fiba-asia-cup