The controversy of National Basketball (–foul word(s) removed–)ociation’s (NBA) lockout that previously reported has yet to be resolved. For the meantime, league superstar Kobe Bryant of Los Angeles Lakers, together with NBA superstars are still on tour for exhibition matches against the players of Philippine Basketball (–foul word(s) removed–)ociation (PBA).
Yesterday, NBA stars dismantled PBA stars to the tune of 131-105. The Americans lead almost the entire ballgame. Leading scorers are 7-foot center Javale McGee of Washington Wizard and Arwind Santos of PBA with 25 points.
Jam-packed Araneta Coliseum chanted of Kobe, Kobe, Kobe from time to time as he collected a total of 12 points during the exhibition. Kobe still played as Kobe but awaits at home are big issues to be settled.
While the fate of the league is still uncertain, report from nba.com said that Turkish professional basketball team Besiktas has recently having talks on possibility of obtaining the 13-time NBA All Star.