The youthful Gilas Pilipinas squad showed the indomitable spirit of Filipinos as it defied the Thai team laden with professional talents in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers on Friday at the Khalifa Sport City in Manama, Bahrain.

“We just exemplified what a true Filipino is,” said Mike Nieto in the post-game presser following the Philippines’ 93-61 routing of Thailand.

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