Boxing icon Pacquiao plays professional basketball

Boxing icon Pacquiao plays professional basketball

epa04453083 Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao (L) in action during his first game at the Philippine Basketball Association held at the Philippine Arena, Bulacan province, north of Manila, the Philippines, 19 October 2014. Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, took time off from boxing training to shoot some hoops as the playing coach of a Philippine basketball team. The welterweight champion made his basketball debut early this month, scoring a single point in his first game. Boxing coach Freddie Roach allowed Pacquiao to play a few minutes every game as a break from his preparations for a November bout with US boxer Chris Algieri. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN