Filipino-American Head Coach returns to Manila for the NBA Trophy Tour
presented by Gatorade
MANILA, July 24, 2012 – Miami
Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra is headed back to the Philippines this summer,
the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today. Spoelstra will be in
Manila from August 2 to 5 for the NBA Trophy Tour presented by Gatorade.
Coach
Erik Spoelstra led the Miami Heat to the 2012 NBA Championship and became the
first ever Head Coach of Asian descent or heritage to win an NBA Championship. He
returns to the Philippines next month for the third time with the NBA and its
partners.
Following a press conference on
August 2, the NBA Trophy Tour presented by Gatorade will take place at SM North
Edsa on Saturday August 4 (The Block Atrium, 2 – 3pm), SM Megamall on Sunday
August 5 (Event Center, 2:30 – 3:30pm) followed by SM Mall of Asia (MOA) on the
same day (Music Hall, 4:30 – 5:30pm). Fans will be able to get up close to the
Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy and see Coach Spoelstra as he makes an
appearance and chats with fans. During
his visit, Spoelstra will also conduct an NBA 3X Clinic for teen boys and girls
at the Jose Rizal University on August 2 in preparation for NBA 3X that will
take place at the SM MOA from August 17 – 19.
As part of his trip to Manila,
Spoelstra will host an interactive viewing party at the SM MOA Center Stage,
where the NBA will air an NBA Finals game and fans will be treated to a once-in-a-lifetime
viewing experience. The NBA Finals game will be shown on the large movie screen
while Spoelstra provides his personal commentary, insights, and inside
information about the game. Fans will
also get a chance to interact with Spoelstra and ask
questions during the viewing party. To determine which game will be aired, fans
can log onto the NBA Philippines Facebook page at www.facebook.com/philsnba and vote
for either Game 3 or 4 of the NBA Finals. Voting will run from July 27 – August
2. Voters are encouraged to share the poll with their Facebook friends and 20
lucky voters who do so will win a pair of tickets each to the interactive
viewing party.
The
NBA Trophy Tour featuring Miami Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra is presented by Gatorade,
the official sports drink of the NBA. Official partners include SM Supermalls, SM Cinemas and SM MOA. Media partners are Basketball
TV, NBA Premium TV and Studio 23. Hotel partner is Marriott Manila.
For
more information about NBA activities in the Philippines, visit www.nba.com, like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/philsnba or follow
us on twitter at www.twitter.com/NBA_Philippines
About the NBA
The NBA is a global sports and media business that features
three professional sports leagues: the National Basketball Association, the
Women’s National Basketball Association, and the NBA Development League. The
league has established a major international presence, with offices in 15
markets worldwide, games and programming in 215 countries and territories in 47
languages, and NBA merchandise for sale in more than 125,000 stores in 100
countries on six continents. Current NBA rosters feature 78 international
players from 39 countries and territories. The NBA’s digital assets include NBA
TV, which is available in nearly 60 million U.S. homes, and NBA.com, which
averages more than 35 million page views per day, more than half of which
originate from outside of North America. The NBA is the No. 1 professional
sports league on social media, with more than 240 million fans and followers
globally across all league, team, and player platforms. Through NBA Cares, the
league and its teams and players have donated more than $190 million to
charity, completed more than 1.9 million hours of hands-on community service,
and created more than 700 places where kids and families can live, learn, or
play.
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