Can Gilas Pilipinas uplift the masses of basketball-crazed Filipinos in this month's 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup by winning at least a game? Gilas Pilipinas FIBA PHOTOThe Philippines has been assigned to Group A together with Italy, Dominican Republic, and Angola. Gilas will make its 2023 FIBA World Cup debut against Dominican Republic on Aug. 25. Looking at the Philippines' classification matches, it looks like Gilas' best bet in getting a W in the 2023 FIBA World Cup is against Angola. Short of a last-second decision from the power-that-be on FIBA, it looks like Brownlee is out for the 2023 FIBA World Cup as Clarkson is already considered the naturalized player for Gilas.
