1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

[Lin] Rockets to play pre-season game in the Philippines next season

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by HMMMHMM, Mar 4, 2013.

  1. HMMMHMM

    HMMMHMM Member

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2010
    Messages:
    4,031
    Likes Received:
    597
    [Lin] Rockets to play pre-season game in the Philippines & Taiwan next season

    http://www.interaksyon.com/interakt...ckets-first-nba-preseason-game-in-philippines

    EDIT:

    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="de"><p>The Rockets trip to Philippines to play the Pacers on Oct.10 will include 2nd game between the 2 teams in Taiwan according to league sources</p>&mdash; Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/308729246463963136">5. März 2013</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
    #1 HMMMHMM, Mar 4, 2013
    Last edited: Mar 4, 2013
  2. roxxy

    roxxy Member

    Joined:
    Jul 4, 2012
    Messages:
    5,120
    Likes Received:
    162
    Wait why did you put Lin in the thread title? lol
     
  3. bratna8

    bratna8 Member

    Joined:
    Jun 14, 2006
    Messages:
    4,138
    Likes Received:
    5,024
    This is big. Philippines is the only asian country that love basketball more than soccer or any other popular asian sport.

    These guys will be like rock stars out there.
     
  4. kaitanuva

    kaitanuva Member

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2008
    Messages:
    1,790
    Likes Received:
    101
    Asian
     
  5. roxxy

    roxxy Member

    Joined:
    Jul 4, 2012
    Messages:
    5,120
    Likes Received:
    162
    I laughed out loud at this.
     
  6. boomboom

    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS

    Joined:
    Sep 29, 1999
    Messages:
    12,753
    Likes Received:
    9,400
    Hawaii faints.
     
  7. HMMMHMM

    HMMMHMM Member

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2010
    Messages:
    4,031
    Likes Received:
    597
    Ya.

    I mean, why do you think the Rockets get to play in the Philippines? Because of Parsons? I guess Yao-connection doesn't hurt, either and the Pacers have no Asian player on their roster that I'm aware off, but you'd have to think Lin is a pretty big factor why it's the Rockets that will play in the Philippines, no?
     
  8. jayhow92

    jayhow92 Member

    Joined:
    Jan 15, 2011
    Messages:
    8,804
    Likes Received:
    6,080
    That arena will be crazy.
     
  9. Carl Herrera

    Carl Herrera Member

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2007
    Messages:
    45,153
    Likes Received:
    21,575
    We are gonna get crushed. We always struggle with these Philly games.
     
    1 person likes this.
  10. DorianTurk

    DorianTurk Member

    Joined:
    Sep 26, 2008
    Messages:
    1,171
    Likes Received:
    181
    LMAO! Stop it, Carl. Just stop it :grin:
     
  11. ahhh

    ahhh Member

    Joined:
    Nov 3, 2012
    Messages:
    226
    Likes Received:
    3
    So how much is the NBA paying the Rockets organization and the players to do this? They also have to play the Lakers in China as well.
     
  12. coolweather

    coolweather Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Jul 20, 2005
    Messages:
    2,087
    Likes Received:
    58
  13. roxxy

    roxxy Member

    Joined:
    Jul 4, 2012
    Messages:
    5,120
    Likes Received:
    162
    The Pacers are going there as well though. Also Lin is American right he was born in Cali. He is just as American as Katy Perry. He isn't filipino.

    This is hilarious.
     
    1 person likes this.
  14. bucket

    bucket Member

    Joined:
    Oct 9, 2007
    Messages:
    1,724
    Likes Received:
    60
    This is great. The Philippines is (are?) crazy for basketball.
     
  15. Orange

    Orange Member

    Joined:
    Jul 11, 2012
    Messages:
    1,215
    Likes Received:
    195
    Hey can you please take me off that list. I am most definitely not a troll.
     
  16. Dave2000

    Dave2000 Member

    Joined:
    Aug 4, 2001
    Messages:
    11,091
    Likes Received:
    813
    Great news for the country. Visited the motherland last June during the conference and NBA Finals, and the people were so invested into the NBA. When I was in Boracay, shopping at some mom /pop shops about 90% of the employees were glued to the Heat/Celtics game on a 13 inch TV set at 11 in the morning
     
  17. wapz

    wapz Member

    Joined:
    Dec 15, 2012
    Messages:
    292
    Likes Received:
    18
    Mabuhay! XD
     
    1 person likes this.
  18. HadToDoItCF

    HadToDoItCF Member

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2012
    Messages:
    1,123
    Likes Received:
    186
    Do you think it's just coincidence then that we are playing in an Asian country?
     
  19. Outlier

    Outlier Member

    Joined:
    Mar 25, 2006
    Messages:
    8,527
    Likes Received:
    1,350
    Awesome. My friend who is a Rockets fan is going to be excited about this.
     
  20. lola eskuala

    lola eskuala Member

    Joined:
    Oct 31, 2007
    Messages:
    207
    Likes Received:
    5
    do i know you;)
     

Share This Page