Pacquiao attends Knicks-Blazers game

Screengrab from Hilary Duff’s official twitter account

MANILA, Philippines – Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao, a die-hard basketball fan, witnessed the New York Knicks’ fall to the visiting Portland Trailblazers, 90-94, Thursday (Manila time).

Pacquiao was spotted at courtside at the historic Madison Square Garden in New York watching the game. He was seated beside singer/actress Hilary Duff.

Duff even tweeted a photo of her and Pacquiao.

The Filipino boxing champion is in the Big Apple as part of the promotional campaign for his rematch with American Timothy Bradley.

The two-city press tour for their fight slated on April 12 kicked off in Los Angeles last Wednesday.

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