After Blatche tweet, former Gilas center Marcus Douthit asks: When is PBA letting naturalized players play?

Days after former Philippine national men's basketball team center Andray Blatche tweeted his desire to play in the PBA, another naturalized player took to social media with an inquiry about the league.

Marcus Douthit on Tuesday posted on Twitter asking about when naturalized players would be allowed to play in the PBA.

@pbaconnect when pba letting the naturalized players play in the pba!!!

— marcus douthit (@DouthitMarcus) December 27, 2021

Naturalized players are allowed to play in the PBA, but as imports.

The 41-year-old Douthit himself had previously played in the league for the Air21 and Blackwater franchises, with his latest stint coming in 2015.

Two days ago, Blatche posted a Twitter reply to a PBA video, saying "I wanna come play."

I wanna come play

— andray blatche (@drayblatche) December 26, 2021

Blatche last played for Gilas Pilipinas in the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. He also joined the Philippine-based team Mighty Sports in the 2020 Dubai International Basketball Championship.

—JMB, GMA News