Manila goes wild for Austin Reaves in FIBA World Cup

Austin Reaves is a crowd darling in Manila.

In Team USA's ongoing match against New Zealand at the Mall of Asia Arena, the crowd cheered for Reeves as his name was called during the player's introduction.

As he sank a triple before the first quarter ended, the Filipino audience again went into a frenzy as they took the lead, 19-18.

Austin Reaves sends the arena into a frenzy.

Every time he does anything. #FIBAWC x #WinForAll pic.twitter.com/jJTpHZKiiB

— FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 ???? (@FIBAWC) August 26, 2023

Reaves previously said he had heard that Filipinos are big Laker fans. And tonight, he got the proof he needed.

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Team USA leads at the end of the first half, 45-36.

—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News