Just like Jose Mari Chan's "Christmas in our hearts" blasting from every mall come the 1st of September in the Philippines, my favorite sport is criticized every time the Olympics comes around.

And the 2024 Paris Olympics is no different as much like when weightlifting Hidilyn Diaz gave the Philippines its first-ever gold medal in the zenith of sports competitions four years prior in Tokyo, the two gold medals of gymnast Carlos Yulo has been used by some critics as an opportune time to drag basketball once again in the mud.

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