POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
Justin Brownlee
The debuts of Justin Brownlee (197-F-88, college: St.John's) and John Fields (205-F/C-88, college: Tennessee) for San Miguel Alab Pilipinas were derailed anew as the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) postponed games for the next week, and possibly more.
The regional league made the announcement as a precautionary measure to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) threat after former Phoenix Fuel Masters import Jameel McKay (206-F/C-92, college: Iowa St.), who is now with the Slingers, was quarantined in Singapore.
McKay was held by the Singapore immigration upon the Slingers' return from Malaysia after he was identified on the 'contact list' of Singapore's Case 113, as he was on the same Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Singapore with a 42-year-old French national who tested positive for COVID-19.
According to the Ministry of Health in Singapore, McKay was placed on quarantine and is under observation for the next two weeks, as well as the rest of the Slingers' players, staff, and personnel.
The Kuala Lumpur Dragons and league personnel who may have had contact with McKay are also being monitored for the next 48 hours for any signs of illness.
Brownlee and Fields were supposed to play their first game in Alab threads last March 8 on the road against Singapore.
Also cancelled was March 10 game against the Dragons at the Sta. Rosa Multipurpose Sports Complex in Laguna, which would have been the pair's first home game.
With those two games postponed and to be rescheduled to a later date, Brownlee and Fields are pencilled to play their first Alab game on March 15 at home against Kuala Lumpur.
Courtesy of: spin.ph
Aris Ignacio is from the Philippines and has always been a big fan of Philippine basketball. Aris' follows the Philippine Basketball Association since the late 80's and has learned the history and personalities of the PBA. He also has interest with other basketball tournaments in the Philippines and beyond most specifically college basketball (UAAP, NCAA), the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL), FIBA Asia and World Cup tournaments. Follow Aris Ignacio on Twitter at aris_ignacio.
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