(Philstar) MANILA, Philippines — Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green was quickly exposed to the Filipino-American audience of the NBA in just his first month in the league, when Houston hosted a Filipino Heritage Night during the Rockets’ game against the Utah Jazz in October of last year.

In a game that would mark the first time two players of Filipino roots faced each other in an NBA game as Green and Utah’s Jordan Clarkson shared the court, Green said he saw just how much the Filipino community in Houston supported him.

“I thought it was super cool, when they first brought [the idea] to me, I was like yeah let’s do it. That’d be a good chance to connect with my Filipino fans,” Green told media during the JG4 Manila Tour organized by adidas Philippines.