Here’s the official statement from the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP);
SBP Statement on Philippine Participation in the 2018 Asian Games pic.twitter.com/bYJkGEi74R
— SBP (@officialSBPinc) July 26, 2018
SBP did not state any reason other than “to allow our National team and our organization to regroup, prepare for the process of appealing the FIBA Disciplinary Panel..”
In this ESPN 5 article, PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said that the Rain or Shine (RoS) management remains willing to send its team to the Asian Games.
If PBA players are not available, why not just send selection of college players which is what the Philippines have been doing before they started sending pros in 1990.
