WATCH: Orlando Magic’s Fournier Plays Street Basketball in Palawan

Orlando Magic’s French guard, Evan Fournier, is in the Philippines, taking a break after his team’s early exit at the current NBA season.

He has been actively sharing about his trip in Palawan on Instagram.

Recently, he posted a video where he was playing street basketball with a few locals in Palawan.

He said on his IG post:

Just had an incredible time with these guys in #Palawan. We played basketball and had so much fun! I am blessed to be able to play in the @NBA but I never played for the money or the fame, I always played for the love of the game.

Just had an incredible time with these guys in #Palawan. We played basketball and had so much fun! I am blessed to be able to play in the @NBA but I never played for the money or the fame, I always played for the love of the game. #ThisIsWhyWePlay #philippines ???????? J’ai passé un super moment avec des habitants de Palawan, on a fait un petit basket et c’était très cool. J’ai la chance de jouer en NBA mais je n’ai jamais joué pour l’argent ou pour la gloire, j’ai toujour joué par amour du basket.

A video posted by More Champagne???? (@evanfournier10) on Apr 27, 2016 at 3:14am PDT

Looks like Fournier is scouting his opponents prior to FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in July. 🙂

Most of the comments on his post showed appreciation. One said:

I give you props for playing in the dirt with my countrymen. By doing that you felt how much we love the game. You got my respect.

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