NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns, who is playing for Dominican Republic in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, described Gilas Pilipinas as a hardworking team whom he "respects tremendously" after his side edged the Philippine contingent, 87-81, on Friday, August 25. Towns also expressed his appreciation for the Filipino basketball fans, "for showing us so much love, so much generosity, and just being so gracious in welcoming us here." (Videos from Jonathan Cellona and Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News) For more stories on the FIBA World Cup, visit https://news.abs-cbn.com/fibaworldcup2023. For more ABS-CBN News, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgG2ln-vtKXb-oLlGEZc3sR To watch the latest updates on COVID-19, click the link below: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgUjPkc730KnTVICyQU6gBf Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch the full episodes of TV Patrol on iWantTFC: http://bit.ly/TVPatrol-iWantTFC Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews #FIBAWorldCup #LatestNews #ABSCBNNews