BASKETBALL : KOBE PARAS WITHDRAWS FROM JOINING UCLA

UCLA announced that Filipino cager Kobe Paras has withdrawn from joining the team after some academic requirements of his admission was not met.

Here is the official statement from UCLA as posted in TJ Manotoc's Twitter page :

Official statement given to @ABSCBNNews from UCLA Athletics Communications pic.twitter.com/GnuqjuXEn5

— TJ Manotoc (@tjmanotoc) June 29, 2016

I really hope that Kobe will still be able to play college basketball in the US and eventually join Gilas Pilipinas in the future. Having athletes train in US or Europe will definitely help us in conquering the world arena in basketball.