
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Team Philippines bowed out of the FIBA 3×3 Under-18 World Championships, but they won’t exactly go home empty-handed.
Related: Philippines bows out with loss to Uruguay; Kobe Paras to defend Slam Dunk title
Well, at least Kobe Paras.
Paras defended his Slam Dunk contest title Monday (June 8 PHT), besting American Jalek Felton.
In the final match, Felton wowed the crowd with a between-the-legs slam.
But to rule the slam dunk competition, Paras needed the help of teammate Ricci Rivero.
For his contest-clinching act, the Filipino basketball prodigy jumped over Rivero for a two-handed reverse throw down, which earned a perfect score of 30 from the judges.
















