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VIDEO | MVP welcomes SMART All-Stars to Manila
When the first batch of NBA superstars arrived in Manila this morning, they were given a most valuable welcome by none other than MVP himself, Manny Pangilinan, the man responsible for the Ultimate All-Star Weekend:
Video report by Joel Gorospe, TV5
Meanwhile, Kobe Bryant, the playing-coach of the SMART All-Stars, returned in his own private jet after finishing his five-city Asian tour:
The only member of the all-star team, which is set to play against a PBA selection on July 23 and the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team on July 24 at the Araneta Coliseum, who is not yet in Manila is Kevin Durant, who is still in en route from the United States via Hong Kong:
