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Are brothers Dylan and Ron Harper eligible to play as locals for Gilas Pilipinas? The question was touched upon last Tuesday in the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum as some online content raised the idea of NBA players Dylan Harper and Jordan Clarkson joining the national team. Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director Erika Dy revealed that the Harper brothers are not eligible to play as locals for Gilas Pilipinas. “To begin with, I don’t believe Dylan has a passport already,” Dy said in a mix of English and Filipino. “Although they have reached out I think two years ago when Coach Norman and I were in Las Vegas asking about eligibility. But he was already 18, 19 [years old] at that time and they didn’t have passports yet,” she added.
A star-studded night at Zero Bond took a chaotic turn Saturday ... ending with NBA champion Jordan Clarkson being escorted out by police. A source familiar with the situation tells TMZ ... a man was allegedly filming Travis Scott chatting with another attendee inside the NYC hot spot when Travis allegedly confronted him. We’re told members of Travis' entourage then allegedly began throwing bottles ... and Jordan jumped in to de-escalate the situation. Both were ultimately removed from the venue.
Stefan Bondy: Jordan Clarkson is re-signing with the Knicks, his agent Rich Paul told The Post.
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Third Apron: Jordan Clarkson receiving the veteran minimum and will count as $2.4 million for the Knicks. He will have veto rights to any trade since he’s re-signing on a one-year deal. They’re now $3.3 million below the second apron with 13 players and with room for one more minimum.
While Mitchell Robinson and Ariel Hukporti left New York in free agency, the door remains open for Jordan Clarkson to return, according to league sources, after averaging 8.6 points on 45.1 percent shooting from the field in 72 games for the Knicks this past season.
Don’t rule out a Jordan Clarkson reunion. Despite James Dolan’s mandate to stay under the second apron, Clarkson’s re-signing is “still a possibility,” a source told The Post. Clarkson, 34, will become an unrestricted free agent Tuesday after one eventful season with the Knicks, which ended with a championship but included erratic playing time.
Jordan Clarkson paid tribute to the Philippines during the New York Knicks' championship parade. In a video posted by the Knicks, Clarkson was seen proudly carrying the Philippine flag as he joined the celebration. Clarkson, who represented the Philippines in the 2018 Asian Games and the 2023 FIBA World Cup, is the grandson of Filipina Marcelina Tullao Kingsolver of Pampanga.
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OG Anunoby does not drink. Correction: Anunoby did not drink. Then the New York Knicks won the NBA Finals. And for a few seconds, he drank. The locker room was already in hysteria, players drenched in champagne and beer as 50 Cent’s “In Da Club” blasted on the speakers. Mitchell Robinson and Jordan Clarkson were the only two players with anything short of a chaotic vibe. Robinson sat at his locker bobbing his head to the music, more likely than not thinking about the F150 he submitted to the Atlantic City Truck Meet, which he will attend Sunday. If he wins “best interior” once again (two of his other trucks have already won that award), then he will, as he so eloquently proclaimed, “Get f—– up!”
Jordan Clarkson has made Philippine basketball history. Clarkson became the first NBA player with Filipino descent to win a championship in the NBA, after the New York Knicks clinched the coveted title on Sunday (Manila time). The Knicks hacked out a 94-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the Finals at the Frost Bank Center in Texas.
Wagner alumnus Jordan Clarkson has vivid memories of the "amazing energy" that reverberated throughout San Antonio during the Spurs' Tim Duncan-led championship years. "My stepmom worked at the Westin, so I would see the parades through the hotel balconies," he said. "I would sneak around there at the hotel, with (the opposing teams) staying there, being able to take pictures and run up on players for autographs. I was definitely that kid, seeing that energy and how alive this city comes when the Spurs are in the Finals and winning championships." But the New York Knicks guard will do everything in his power to make sure the championship parade after the 2026 NBA Finals weaves through the streets of Manhattan and not along San Antonio's Riverwalk.
Yes, he scored 27 points in 26 minutes en route to a Knicks comeback win. That’s the old Jordan Clarkson. However, he also had five offensive rebounds and played suffocating defense. Those weren’t qualities observers attached to the veteran before this night. This is the player Clarkson is today — gritty, tough and a master of the little things. It’s that mindset that didn’t allow him to consider moving on from New York when he was stuck at the end of the bench. “Never,” Clarkson said. “I was just going with the flow, staying locked in. I don’t really think too far ahead. Whatever is in the moment is what’s going on. “I got out the mud, bro. I was a second-round pick, damn near undrafted. I just stick with the grind and stick with the process, try to find ways to impact the game. I only care about winning. I came here for the opportunity to play winning basketball.”
