NBA superstar LeBron James is back in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - The two-time NBA champion and four NBA Most Valuable Player Lebron James is back in the Philippines.

LeBron James Manila event
LeBron James arrives at NAIA Terminal 2 on Wednesday afternoon. Photo: @j2s3nmagat

The NBA superstar arrived in Manila at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday aboard a private jet Gulfstream 5.

A gulfstream plane upon touchdown at naia runway 06-24 with NBA star King James on board, arrived at exactly 5:30 PM
Posted by Team LeBron on Wednesday, August 19, 2015

"The King" will grace the Nike Rise Philippines' developmental program, which aims to inspire and provide opportunities to street kids through basketball. He will be at the at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on Thursday for the press conference.


A report from Philstar.com said that LeBron is scheduled to visit the Nike Park store in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig this Friday and will make a short trip to Tenement, a known streetball haven in Taguig City.

The Cleveland Cavaliers forward visited the country in 2013, when he participated in a scrimmage with Gilas Pilipinas players and college basketball stars.



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