By Celest Flores
PDI
Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar Kobe Bryant and New Orleans Hornets’ star playmaker Chris Paul will lead a group of NBA players who will parade their wares in Manila for a series of exhibition games on July 23 and 24 at the Araneta Coliseum.
This was announced by Talk N’ Text head coach Chot Reyes, one of the people behind the negotiations of the hoops event, on his Twitter account Friday morning.
Also on Reyes’ Twitter post, Sacramento Kings’ Tyreke Evans, LA Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan, Oklahoma City Thunder’s James Harden, Minnesota Timberwolves’ Derrick Williams and two others will also be joining in what has been dubbed as the Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend.
The NBA All-Stars will take on Smart Gilas Pilipinas, the national basketball team, and a PBA-select squad.
According to Ticketnet, ticket sales for the event, organized by the MVP Sports Foundation, are still on hold although the prices are available.
Patron seats are pegged at P5500, Lower Box at P3800, Upper A at P1500, Upper B at P800 and General Admission at P350.
“Buy your tickets now for a chance to watch KB and CP3 Live,†also tweeted Reyes.
Speculations had reigning NBA MVP Derrick Rose and Fiba World Championship MVP Kevin Durant participating in the exhibition games.
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