Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson dishes on his World Cup experience and the basketball crazy world of the Philippines.
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00:00 It was fun, definitely wanted to win some more games,
00:04 but just having the opportunity to represent the country, play,
00:07 that was a fun experience.
00:12 What's it like to be adored on that level,
00:15 like in the Philippines, right,
00:16 like just have that number of people watching your games,
00:19 caring about you, shouting your name,
00:21 all that kind of stuff?
00:23 It's just love.
00:24 It's just something you really can't describe.
00:26 I think you just got to be there to really see it
00:28 and feel that energy.
00:30 I know everybody that came to play in Manila felt that,
00:36 especially the NBA guys and guys from other countries.
00:40 They were getting hounded as well.
00:42 It was all love.
00:44 Philippines is a real big basketball place,
00:48 so I think everybody felt it when they were there.
00:51 Um, maybe I think my second year in the league,
00:59 I got a chance to really go over there and spend some time,
01:02 and it was pretty crazy then, and now I'm kind of just who I am
01:06 and it's just gotten really crazy.
01:10 But, yeah, I love it.
01:11 I love being able to represent and show them love
01:16 back when I go over there and spend as much time as I can.
01:19 In the offseason there, I was there for a month
01:22 and a half this summer.
01:24 Could have been more, but, you know,
01:25 I had some stuff to do here.