With his second NBA season fast approaching, Jordan Clarkson has been mulling over an opportunity to play for the Philippines National Team – Clarkson's mother is half-Filipino – in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship that begins later in September.
However, the tournament extends into the start of Lakers' training camp, which all NBA players under contract are required to attend.
Lakers spokesman John Black told us that the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement gives players the right participate in international play if there is no injury issue. In theory, Clarkson could join the Philippines squad and play in its early-round games (Sept.