Marcus Douthit . FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — As he rallies the country to a gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games, towering center Marcus Douthit also pledged to help victims of Supertyphoon “Yolanda” along the way.
The naturalized center offered to donate P500 for every point and rebound he collects as the Filipinos shoot to defend their title in the 2013 SEA Games in Myanmar.
Douthit said in a tweet on Wednesday that his pledge will to go victims in Tacloban, Leyte, the town that was badly hit by the super typhoon nearly a month ago.
Two weeks ago, Los Angeles Lakers’ center Pau Gasol started the trend and donated $1,000 for every point he scored against the Golden State Warriors.
Douthit’s donation, no doubt, won’t be measly as he, along with the SINAG Pilipinas team, are expected to dominate the basketball tournament of the biennial event.
The Filipinos, bannered by standouts from the collegiate division and skippered by Kevin Alas, were scheduled to fly out to Na Pi Taw, Myanmar on Wednesday.
“We’ve been practicing for a long time now, so I think we have jelled. Everybody’s expecting us to win big in the SEA Games,” Alas said.