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KOBE Paras has come out in defense of Kai Sotto and his precarious situation after an aborted step with Gilas Pilipinas.
The University of the Philippines star expressed concern amid a guessing game about Sotto’s status with his Ignite NBA G League team after an aborted season with Gilas Pilipinas in the Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers.
“I will not tolerate any slander from Kai Sotto. Instead of speaking ill of him and his handlers, why not wait for the last word? Why not just support him and his dreams no matter what?” wrote on Twitter on Sunday.
Sotto and his handlers at East West Private came under fire after the 7-foot-3 Filipino prodigy left Ignite’s prep for the NBA G League bubble to fly home and join Gilas Pilipinas in the final window of qualifiers in the Fiba Asia Cup 2021.
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However, the trip proved ill-advised as first the Philippines and then Qatar were forced to cancel the playoffs due to travel restrictions around the world due to the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
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Amid the confusion, Sotto and his father flew back to the US, even if the Philippines tried to salvage the situation for Fiba by offering to host the final window of the playoffs at a date yet to be determined.
However, NBA sources said SPIN.ph Saturday that Sotto and his camp have yet to reconnect with the G League or his Ignite team since the boy arrived in the United States six days ago.
