3-on-3 Ballin' 7.1-3.2011

Jr. NBA alumni, including pioneer batch (2007) MVP Kiefer Ravena (fifth from right) together with his brother who made it to the latest batch (2011) Thirdy (fourth from right) had some basketball fun with NBA Legend Horace Grant at the NBA 3-on-3 Philippines 2011 presented by Sprite. (From left) – Dawn Ochea (2011), Kobe Paras (2011), Jared Lim (2011), Hubert Cani (2010), Alfred Sajulga (2011), Tsaddy Tabaldo (2011), Kiefer, Thirdy, Lorenzo Navarro (2011), Patrick Go (2010) and Thristan Laman (2010).

(Photo courtesy of NBA Philippines)

The NBA lockout may have inevitably taken it's course but here in the Philippines though, the most globally popular hoops league's season never end -- sort of. Before all that, the NBA Finals happened -- which lead to the Dallas Mavericks winning their first title -- and NBA Asia announced that the Philippines would hold it's inaugural NBA 3 on 3 in cooperation with Sprite. That somehow gave Filipinos another reason to get into playing basketball. Plus, 4-time NBA champion and Legend Horace Grant was thrilled to visit the country.

NBA 3 on 3 event unveiled in the Philippines

From Left to Right:

Carlo Singson - Senior Manager, Business Development and Marketing Partnerships, NBA Asia
Erl Orenza - Assistant Vice President - Events, Mall of Asia ARENA
Vincent Rodriguez - Head of Programming, Studio 23
Riena Marie Tan - General Manager, Tridharma Mktg Corp, distributors of Energen
JB Baylon, Public Affairs and Communication Director, Sprite
Ed Winkle - Senior Director, Business Development & Marketing Partnerships, NBA Asia
Peter Chanliong - CEO, SOLARtv Network Incorporated
Ronny Saputra - Marketing Manager, Energen
Joven Babaan - Product Manager, Spalding
(Photo by Roy Afable)

The NBA has once given the Philippines some basketball love. With the success of NBA events in the country like the NBA Fit, NBA Asia Challenge and Jr. NBA; the Filipinos are in for a treat this July for more basketball action – the NBA 3 on 3 Philippines 2011.