MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas may have to go into its biggest battle without one of its most seasoned mainstays as ace guard Jayson Castro may sit out the FIBA World Cup. According to Gilas coach Yeng Guiao, Castro, Asia’s top point guard, is contemplating on taking a breather from the action due to “personal priorities.”“It (Castro’s situation) is one of our concerns. Castro got married to his long-time girlfriend last Saturday after postponing wedding plans in the past apparently due to his Gilas commitments. He’s one of the guys we’re looking at to take the place of Jayson,” said Guiao. Gilas has set twice-a-week sessions every Mondays and Thursdays to kick off its World Cup preparations.

Source: Philippine Star June 18, 2019 16:05 UTC