Chot Reyes, the head coach of the Philippine national basketball team, is facing challenges in preparing for the Fiba World Cup due to injuries. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has expressed its commitment to support Gilas Pilipinas by providing additional players, coaches, and other necessary resources. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial stated that they are in constant communication with Coach Chot and have been on standby since he informed them about the injured players. Currently, only 13 out of the initial 21 players in the Gilas pool are training for the World Cup. Several players, including Calvin Oftana, Jordan Heading, Roger Pogoy, and Ray Parks Jr., have not joined the preparations due to health concerns. This situation has affected the team’s training schedule, which is already on a tight timeline. However, Fiba allows countries to have an unlimited number of players in their training pool, even though only 12 can play in the World Cup. Other nations, such as Ivory Coast and Iran, have listed a large number of players for their talent pool. Marcial mentioned that he has not received any notification about players being called up from the PBA. Gilas is set to leave for Estonia on June 22 for a series of tune-up games against the Dominican Republic, Angola, and Italy. The team’s success in these games will determine if they advance past the group phase of the World Cup.
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