IBINUNYAG ni PBA Media Bureau Chief Willie Marcial ang plano ng isang koponan ng ASEAN Basketball League na sumali sa PBA D League Aspirants Cup na magsisimula sa Oktubre 24.
Ayon kay Marcial, plano ng Malaysia Dragons na sumabak sa D League bilang paghahanda sa susunod na season ng ABL na magsisimula sa Enero 2014.
Ang Dragons ay hawak ng Pinoy coach na si Ariel Vanguardia na dating head coach ng Jose Rizal University sa National Collegiate Athletic Association.
“The people behind the Dragons have been communicating with us through e-mails,” wika ni Marcial. “But how can we allow them to play in the D League since it is only for Filipino players?”
(James Ty III)