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Jordan Clarkson arrives in Manila ahead of FIBA World Cup qualifiers

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Utah Jazz" s="" Jordan="" Clarkson.="" Photo="" by="" Raoul="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/08/19/08192022-jordan-clarkson-arrives-manila-ahead-fiba-world-cup-qualifiers.jpg"/><figcaption>Utah Jazz&#x27;s Jordan Clarkson. <em>Photo by Raoul Esperas</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>(<strong>UPDATED</strong>) NBA star Jordan Clarkson arrived in the Philippine on Friday ahead of Gilas Pilipinas&#x27; participation in the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers.</p><p>He arrived on board PAL flight PR 113 from Los Angeles at 6:30 p.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2.</p><p>The Fil-American Utah Jazz star is set to join Gilas Pilipinas along with Kai Sotto, who also arrived in Manila the day before.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/09/22/clarkson-headlines-gilas-pool-for-upcoming-fiba-window">Jordan Clarkson headlines Gilas pool for upcoming FIBA window</a></li></ul><p>Clarkson, who played for Gilas in the 2018 Asian Games, will step in as a naturalized player for the Philippine squad.</p><p>He is expected to join the national pool training in Pasig City on Saturday.</p><p>Gilas is slated to go up against Lebanon on Aug. 25. This will be followed by a match against Saudi Arabia on Aug. 29. - with a report from Raoul Esperas</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/12/22/sotto-to-arrive-on-august-18-clarkson-the-day-after">Sotto to arrive on August 18, Clarkson the day after as Gilas prepares for better showing</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2163906" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

NBA star Jordan Clarkson has returned to the Philippine on Friday ahead of Gilas Pilipinas' participation in the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup.