King James is coming to Manila!
Indeed, 4-time NBA MVP and 2-time champion Miami Heat forward LeBron James will arrive in the Philippines on July 23 for a tour organized by Nike Philippines.
Nike Philippines made the announcement Friday as part of its “Leave a Message” campaign designed to inspire young Filipino athletes to strive for greatness and perhaps be like James.
Nike Phl instructs the caption of the photo should tag Nike Basketball Phl (https://www.facebook.com/nikebasketball.phils) on Facebook or tag @NikePH on Twitter, both including the hashtag #WITNESSHISTORY.
Filipino fans can witness history and see LeBron live on July 23. Tickets will be distributed at Nike Park in Bonifacio Global City at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17. Tickets are free of charge and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Only two tickets will be given per person.
James is just one of the stars descending on the Philippines as Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls along with Tony Parker of the Spurs and Eric Gordon of the New Orleans Pelicans are also scheduled to fly to Manila on September 2 thanks to Adidas, NBA.com reported.
The NBA is also holding a pre-season game between the Indiana Pacers and the Houston Rockets on Oct. 10 at the MOA Arena in Pasay City.
Among the stars coming to Manila in that historic game are Indiana’s Paul George, David West and Roy Hibbert and Houston’s James Harden, Jeremy Lin, Chandler Parsons, Omer Asik and its recent free agent acquisition Dwight Howard.
A couple of years back, a constellation of NBA stars have also visited the country for a pair of games and the players that came were Rose, Harden, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Tyreke Evans, Derrick Williams, Derek Fisher and JaVale McGee.
