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Jordan Clarkson cleared by NBA to play for the Philippines in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia

NBA backtracked its decision to not allow Cleveland Guard Jordan Clarkson to play for the Philippines in the 2018 Asian Games.

On their official statement, NBA said “Due to a lack of clear communication of that agreement between the NBA and the Chinese and Philippines Basketball Federations, and after further discussions with both Federations, the NBA has agreed to provide this one-time exception,”

The same “one-time exception” was also be given to Chinese NBA players Zhou Qi of the Houston Rockets and Ding Yanyuhang of the Dallas Mavericks.

Jordan Clarkson is currently traveling to Indonesia but won’t be able to join the Philippine team in their first game, since he is expected to arrive in Jakarta at 10 a.m. of Thursday, which is the same day the Philippines kicks off its game against Kazakhstan.

Jordan Clarkson also posted this on his Facebook account.

NBA Awards

Regular Season MVP – James Harden (Houston Rockets)

Rookie of the Year – Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers)

Most Improved Player – Victor Oladipo (Indiana Pacers)

Coach of the Year – Dwane Casey (Toronto Raptors)

Defensive Player of the Year – Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz)

Sixth Man of the Year – Lou Williams (LA Clippers)

Sager Strong Award – Dikembe Mutombo

Lifetime Achievement Award – Oscar Robertson

Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award – Jamal Crawford (Minnesota Timberwolves)

NBA Cares Community Assist Award and Finals MVP – Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors)

For the full list of NBA Awards, you can go here.

NBA Finals Schedule

Cavs and the Warriors will meet in NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive year. Just like last year, Cavs will be the underdog and who could blame them. I expect this to be a quick series.

Cleveland Cavaliers defeats the Boston Celtics (87-79) in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals

Lebron James is one assist away from a triple-double. They will face the winner between the Houston Rocket and Golden State Warriors.