NBA grants ‘one-time exception’ for Clarkson to play for PH at Asian Games

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In a surprising reversal of their earlier decision, the National Basketball Association (NBA) officially announced today that they are allowing Cleveland Cavalier guard Jordan Clarkson to play for the Philippine team at this week’s Asian Games in Jakarta. A statement released by the NBA said that it was granting a “special exception” for Clarkson as well as the Houston Rockets’ center Zhou Qi and Dallas Mavericks’ forward Ding Yanyuhang to participate in the Asian Games, which is happening this week. It said that in their agreement with the FIBA (basketball’s governing body or Fédération internationale de basket-ball), NBA players are allowed to participate only at the Olympics, FIBA Basketball World Cup, Continental Cup competitions, and associated qualifying tournaments.

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