Asian Games: sympathy for Jordan Clarkson after NBA star fails to fire Gilas to victory against South Korea
Philippines basketball team lost both games that the Cleveland Cavaliers star played in Indonesia
Gilas guard-forward Gabe Norwood spoke out in defence of his high-profile teammate, whose arrival in the team camp after a last-minute release from his NBA side Cleveland Cavaliers was hailed as a huge boost for the national team’s chances of landing a medal in Indonesia.
In the event, Clarkson struggled to find his best rhythm for the first half of the loss to South Korea despite eventually posting 25 points and eight rebounds, and his 28-point haul in the narrow 82-80 loss to China during group play wasn’t enough to secure the win.
“I feel bad for Jordan,” said Norwood. “He came out and hasn’t gotten a win with us yet, and a lot of that goes on us.”
“He’s putting his heart out there on both ends of the court and it comes down to guys like myself to help us get wins down the stretch and we got to find a way to do that,” Norwood added.
