MANILA, Philippines – Once again, the PBA warm-ups caused quite a buzz and much excitement with Manny Pacquiao at the center of attention.
The senator, reactivated just a day ago in lieu of injured starting guard LA Revilla (broken nose), suited up and joined the Mahindra Enforcer on the court for warm-ups before facing the Alaska Aces on Wednesday, August 3.
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<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pacquiao shoots free throws during warm-up <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PBA2016?src=hash">#PBA2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZygPIG2DGQ">pic.twitter.com/ZygPIG2DGQ</a></p>— Rappler Sports (@RapplerSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapplerSports/status/760796763653492736">August 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pacquiao goes for a layup <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PBA2016?src=hash">#PBA2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/dG2BRqTLuk">pic.twitter.com/dG2BRqTLuk</a></p>— Rappler Sports (@RapplerSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapplerSports/status/760797596352860160">August 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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The Filipino boxing legend practiced his free throws, 3-pointers, pull-up jumpers, drives to the basket – all while accommodating selfie requests from courtside fans in between.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pacquiao takes selfies with fans <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PBA2016?src=hash">#PBA2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/qm2TvDZAXH">pic.twitter.com/qm2TvDZAXH</a></p>— Rappler Sports (@RapplerSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapplerSports/status/760797100653195265">August 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Senator Manny Pacquiao grants photo opportunities with fans here <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PBA2016?src=hash">#PBA2016</a> | via <a href="https://twitter.com/janebracher">@janebracher</a> <a href="https://t.co/JjBUA8sAxI">pic.twitter.com/JjBUA8sAxI</a></p>— Rappler Sports (@RapplerSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapplerSports/status/760796601077997568">August 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Pacquiao was fresh from a Senate session early in the day. He is also set to play in the All-Star Blitz Game on Friday, August 5, taking Revilla's place.
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<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This Pacquiao 3-pointer is short <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PBA2016?src=hash">#PBA2016</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/warmup?src=hash">#warmup</a> <a href="https://t.co/p8dwKW9VeR">pic.twitter.com/p8dwKW9VeR</a></p>— Rappler Sports (@RapplerSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapplerSports/status/760797696261185536">August 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pacquiao practices his shooting <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PBA2016?src=hash">#PBA2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/kBNv3D2aiX">pic.twitter.com/kBNv3D2aiX</a></p>— Rappler Sports (@RapplerSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapplerSports/status/760797825991008256">August 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Pacquiao was the first playing coach of two-year-old team Mahindra, and played a total of just 39 minutes in 6 games in the PBA. He has made only one of his 13 total field goal attempts and last played a PBA game two conferences ago in November 2015. – Rappler.com