# @amaznhq on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CJFW-Wyjz2A
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15984989-amaznhq-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/46e40ce39c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-12-22T02:44:58.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** AMAZN HQ (@amaznhq) — https://gondola.cc/amaznhq

## Caption

The first Filipino to EVER play in the NBA, yet so few know his story. Let's change that. Filipino Basketball's Forgotten Trailblazer: An AMAZN feature story (FULL STORY IN BIO)

This story dives into: 

➊ Growing up as a brown man in a racially divided Black and white Bay Area
➋ Garnering 125 scholarship offers and being John Wooden's last recruit
➌ Making NBA history, yet not receiving any recognition until nearly two decades later
➍ Raymond's brother Kurtis and his rise through the ranks to become one of the most decorated Asian American coaches of all time
➎ Raymond's monumental impact on the Bay Area youth through his basketball program and special-needs school
➏ The eternal legacy of the Townsends' impact
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#asianamerican #asianamericanbasketball #filipino #pinoy #pinay #filam #filipinoamerican #filambasketball #filipinobasketball #gilas #uclabasketball #asianballer #basketball #overtime #ballislife #ballislife🏀 #AMAZN #AMAZNHQ

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## Tags

ballislife, asianamerican, amazn, asianamericanbasketball, uclabasketball, filam, asianballer, filipinobasketball, filipinoamerican, pinoy, pinay, filipino, overtime, filambasketball, gilas, basketball, amaznhq

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