Lebanese basketball star Wael Arakji will not be around when the visiting Cedars take on the Philippine men's basketball team on Friday, February 24, for the sixth and final window of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan.

The 28-year-old Arakji was not even in the official photo of the Lebanon national team, which the Lebanese basketball federation posted on its official Instagram account @flb_official on Tuesday.

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