MANILA, Philippines – Say what you want, but Manny Pacquiao did get to participate in the PBA All-Star Weekend. And he didn't do too badly.
The senator and 8-division boxing champion is currently playing in an exhibition game labelled as Greats vs Stalwarts on Friday, August 5, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
At the end of the first half, Pacquiao already has 9 points on 3 layups and a 3-pointer. He also has a couple of misses, including blowing a wide-open layup.
Watch some of his other highlights below:
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<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="tl" dir="ltr">Pacquiao scores again after cutting baseline <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PBAAllStarWeekend2016?src=hash">#PBAAllStarWeekend2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/krKsiyyCZA">pic.twitter.com/krKsiyyCZA</a></p>— Rappler Sports (@RapplerSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapplerSports/status/761532158162800640">August 5, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Manny Pacquiao. From 3. It happened. <a href="https://t.co/YJm8AsQlRF">pic.twitter.com/YJm8AsQlRF</a></p>— Naveen Ganglani (@naveenganglani) <a href="https://twitter.com/naveenganglani/status/761533432509763584">August 5, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">And he does it again. Manny Pacquiao takes it in the paint and scores over the defender. <a href="https://t.co/i6Oy9P2MbI">pic.twitter.com/i6Oy9P2MbI</a></p>— Naveen Ganglani (@naveenganglani) <a href="https://twitter.com/naveenganglani/status/761538376516239360">August 5, 2016</a></blockquote>
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– Rappler.com