No matter who wins the West, history is already locked in for the Philippines 🇵🇭
Either Dylan Harper and the Spurs advance or Jared McCain and the Thunder punch their ticket. And waiting on the other side? Jordan Clarkson and the Knicks.
For the first time ever, a player with Filipino lineage is guaranteed to win an NBA championship.
That matters in a country where basketball feels bigger than a sport.
People in the Philippines play through flooded streets, on dirt courts, under broken rims, and in every corner imaginable.
The love for the game never stops.
The closest the Philippines got to seeing one of its own lift the Larry O’Brien Trophy was back in 2018 when Clarkson reached the Finals with the Cavs. Now, the drought officially ends this season.
🧬 McCain is 10% Filipino.
🧬 Clarkson is 25% Filipino.
🧬 Harper is 50% Filipino.
One of them is about to make basketball history for an entire nation 🏆
No matter who wins the West, history is already locked in for the Philippines 🇵🇭
Either Dylan Harper and the Spurs advance or Jared McCain and the Thunder punch their ticket. And waiting on the other side? Jordan Clarkson and the Knicks.
For the first time ever, a player with Filipino lineage is guaranteed to win an NBA championship.
That matters in a country where basketball feels bigger than a sport.
People in the Philippines play through flooded streets, on dirt courts, under broken rims, and in every corner imaginable.
The love for the game never stops.
The closest the Philippines got to seeing one of its own lift the Larry O’Brien Trophy was back in 2018 when Clarkson reached the Finals with the Cavs. Now, the drought officially ends this season.
🧬 McCain is 10% Filipino.
🧬 Clarkson is 25% Filipino.
🧬 Harper is 50% Filipino.
One of them is about to make basketball history for an entire nation 🏆
