From playing in the NBA Finals against Michael Jordan to getting a rude welcome in the PBA, Lamont Strothers looks back at his basketball journey.
MANILA, Philippines – Lamont Strothers has not returned to the Philippines since 2002, his last playing year in the PBA. Now a high school coach, he vowed to stay put after an incredible basketball journey that took him to several countries.
Strothers felt an affinity to the Tenement, a mass housing project in Taguig that's home to a world-famous basketball court. Having an impaired vision was not an impediment to Strothers becoming a deadshot gunner who regularly lit up the scoreboard. He normed over 23 points a game in his collegiate career and was named All American and Player of the Year.
Strothers played for the Dallas Mavericks in 1992-1993. He then saw action in the Continental Basketball Association before taking his talents to Puerto Rico, Israel, France, and Turkey. In 1996, he found his way to the Philippines. Now 52, Strothers had a chance to play for 3 different coaches during his years with San Miguel. He described the unique coaching styles he picked up from each one of them.
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