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Manila Bulletin
|July 08 2025
Gilas manpower an issue as PBA playoffs intensify
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone isn't expecting any big development yet when the Nationals return to practice on Monday, July 7, at the Upper Deck Gym in Ortigas.
The national team, which will be practicing every Monday up until the last week of July for the FIBA Asia Cup in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is expected to convene for a meeting and a light training for the first day of practice, especially with the majority of its PBA players still busy with the playoffs.
This story is from the July 08 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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