Jordan Clarkson still waiting clearance from FIBA to play for Gilas Pilipinas
The 24-year-old Clarkson has a Filipino passport which the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) claims he acquired during his pre-teen years, thus making him eligible to play for Gilas.
Until now Los Angeles Lakers star and Filipino-American player Jordan Clarkson still seeks clearance to play under the flag of the Philippines.
Clarkson said on CBS Los Angeles' Rahul Lai, hopes will someday he will play for Gilas Pilipinas. The Lakers would not easily release Clarkson because he is one of their best player of the team and further grow his contract amounting to US $50 million over four years.
Is Jordan Clarkson's patience wearing thin while waiting for Fiba clearance to finally don the Gilas Pilipinas jersey? When? He's READY!," added Jordan's father.The father of the Los Angeles Lakers stalwart posted an Instagram message addressed to Fiba asking when his son can finally be given the clearance to play for the Philippines in international basketball.
The message came just after Gilas Pilipinas earned a berth in the Fiba World Cup qualifiers this November by topping the Southeast Asia Basketball Association (Seaba) Championship held in Manila last week. Without the Fiba clearance, the most Clarkson could do to play for the national team is to apply for naturalization. Former NBA stalwart Andray Blatche is the current naturalized player for Gilas.
Fiba has yet to give the green light for Clarkson to play for the country of his mother as there are still supporting papers the world governing body for the sport has been asking with regards to the NBA players' birth certificate and those of his Filipina mother Annette, a native of Angeles, Pampanga.
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