PLDT HOME: The Last Home Stand
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| Venue | Smart Araneta Coliseum |
| Location | Quezon City |
| Dates | July 22, 2014 |
The PLDT HOME: The Last Home Stand was a charity basketball event in the Philippines, primarily sponsored by the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and organized by East-West Private LLC, a US-based events organizing company, that featured the Philippine men's national basketball team (Gilas Pilipinas) together with the players from the National Basketball Association. The proceeds of the event will be given to the Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation and Caritas Manila.
Two exhibition games between the Philippine national team and the NBA players were scheduled to be held on July 22 and 23 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, but were postponed moments before tipoff of the first game after the NBA players were warned by their league officials of possible penalties and suspensions if they took part in a basketball activity not recognized by the NBA. A drills showcase from both teams were hastily organized in place of the scheduled exhibition game, which was negatively received by the paying patrons of the event. The organizers offered refunds for the ticket holders after the first exhibition game was cancelled. Subsequently, the scheduled activities for July 23, which included a meet-and-greet event at SM Megamall and the second exhibition game at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, were cancelled.
The event was first announced through the Twitter account of PLDT chairman and Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Manny V. Pangilinan on June 25, 2014. In his Twitter post, he announced that NBA players Blake Griffin, Damian Lillard, DeMar DeRozan and Paul Pierce would take part in two exhibition games scheduled on July 22 and 23 against Gilas Pilipinas, the Philippine men's basketball team, who are preparing for the 2014 FIBA World Cup. The national team's coach, Chot Reyes also confirmed the event through his Twitter account. Skills coach John Lucas II will also conduct a skills training camp during the event. Ticket prices were announced days later through Ticketnet, the ticketing arm of the Smart Araneta Coliseum, ranging from Php 23,330 (US$538.35) in the patron section to Php 750 (US$17.33) in the general admission section.
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