When it rains, it truly pours! Filipino cage fans will be doubly happy to know that one of the NBA’s young rising stars, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, will replace DeAndre Jordan of the Los Angeles Clippers in the eight-man cast of NBA All-Stars that will play the PBA selection and Smart Gilas national team in the Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend this coming Saturday and Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum. Durant, who was the second pick over-all in the 2007 NBA rookie draft by the Seattle Supersonics (now OKC Thunder), was a strong MVP candidate last season. He has career averages of 25.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in 314 games so far with the Sonics/Thunder franchise. The man called “Durantula” also led Team USA in reclaiming the FIBA World Basketball title last year in Turkey, ending a 16-year title drought. Talk N Text Tropang Texters head coach Chot Reyes, who will handle the PBA selection, confirmed Durant’s entry to the NBA All-Star team in a message posted in his tweeter account.
“Bad news! Kevin Durant IS replacing Deandre Jordan in d Smart Ultimate Weekend. Bad news for us & Gilas. Great for Pinoy Bball fans.”
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