Hong Kong are expecting a double upgrade ahead of their next Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers window in November, after NBA G League player David Muoka revealed on Wednesday he was going through the process of acquiring a city passport.
Muoka said he would play for Hong Kong once that came through, while Glen Yang, who last played for the Vancouver Bandits in the Canadian Elite Basketball League in July, has also started the process of getting his papers.
Making an appearance at the NBA Cares Basketball Clinic at Yew Chung International School in Kowloon Tong, Muoka said he expected to be cleared to play for Hong Kong in the coming Fiba windows.
“If not November, then definitely the February window, during the NBA All-Star break,” said the 23-year-old, who appeared alongside Phoenix Suns centre Jusuf Nurkic and the NBA team legends Cedric Ceballos and Rex Chapman. “I’ve been talking to people within the Hong Kong Basketball Association – so very exciting, and I am ready for that as well.
“I feel like it’s the right thing to do to give back to Hong Kong because this is my city, my home, where I was born and raised. So to be able to represent on the national stage would be even bigger than just representing on the NBA stage.”
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