00:00Filipino hoop fans welcome WNBA superstar Sabrina Ionescu in her first public appearance in the country yesterday.
00:09Here's the report from Jamaica, Bayaka.
00:15Sabrina Ionescu felt the trademark Filipino hospitality upon her arrival in the country yesterday as part of her Asian tour.
00:23The New York Liberty star and WNBA champion is crowded by Filipino basketball fans in a basketball court in Bonifacio, Global City.
00:31The 27-year-old American basketball star led a short clinic for youth and women hoopers where several members of NILA's Filipinas Women joined Ionescu including Hazel Yam, Casey De La Rosa, and Jaz Hawzon.
00:53Words can't describe.
00:55I'm super happy that I was able to shoot with Sabrina and I'm super inspired because she's a WNBA player.
01:05They only go here once in a while.
01:07I hope more WNBA players can come here so they can be inspired by the kids and other people who look up to them.
01:19NILA's women also believe that this is a great opportunity for Filipino youth who dream of becoming professional ballers someday.
01:27So now that the younger girls are seeing what she does and she's being here to do the camp.
01:32I feel like it's not just, it doesn't just make them happy but it's also an innovation for them that they can reach.
01:39They can reach and dream whatever they want.
01:41It adds motivation to them.
01:43At a young age, they see WNBA players meaning they're motivated because there's an opportunity for women to play for the NBA.
01:56With the arrival of the decorated sharpshooter and WNBA champion in the country, many aspiring cagers will be inspired to chase their dreams in the world of basketball.
02:06Jamaica Bayaka, from the National TV Network, for a new and better Philippines.
