Hello. This is my 1st Celtic Forum post. I grew up in the Philippines and religiously waited for the NBA game of the week that was taped from games played during the season. The Knicks were always shown, as were the Celtics, and the Lakers. It wasn't until the country started getting cable TV did the Filipino's saw games that were delayed telecast games from that very same day.
Back in the '70's, an entourage of NBA players came and were distributed to each local teams to bolster their line-ups. Former Celtic players who have played in the Philippines are Kevin Gamble, Michael Young, Glenn McDonald, Cyrus Mann, Tony "Hurricane" Harris, and David Thirdkill, to name a few. Many former NBA players have played there, as well, such as Otto Moore, Aaron James, Larry McNeil, Scott Burrell, Wes Matthews, Billy Ray Bates, Chris Morris, Kevin Porter, Cedric Ceballos, James Hardy, Dennis Hopson, and ... well there have been plenty.
Stand-out American Players not mentioned previously were Carl Bird, Carlos Briggs, Michael Hackett, Bruce "Sky" King, Andrew Fields, Ansley Truitt, Al Green (not the singer, LoL), Bobby Parks, Glenn Hagan, Lew Massey and others.
I am so glad that this topic was brought up. It brings back good memories. Thanks!