As they face off in the Japan B. League for the first time, both Kiefer Ravena and Ray Parks continue to prove they’re franchise-elevating stars no matter where they go. 🇯🇵🏀
For more than a decade now, the careers of Kiefer Ravena and Bobby Ray Parks Jr. have had multiple run-ins with each other, whether as friends or foes, and have seen their fair share of notable moments and accomplishments.
On Saturday, October 23, this story of the two brightest Filipino basketball stars in their primes starts a new chapter as Ravena’s Shiga Lakestars take on Parks’ Nagoya Diamond Dolphins for the first time in the Japan B. League. In contrast, Ravena came into Japan guns blazing with a 20-point debut against his brother, Pinoy pioneer Thirdy Ravena and the San-En NeoPhoenix, but has since mellowed down to a facilitator role while the Lakestars continue to run up their league-leading 5-1 record.
In Ravena’s last full season with the NLEX Road Warriors in 2020, the 27-year-old PBA All-Star averaged 19.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.6 assists, even after an 18-month FIBA ban from all basketball competition due to unintentional doping.