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Yousef Taha

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Taha (born July 8, 1988) is a Filipino–Palestinian professional basketball player who last played for the TNT KaTropa of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).1 He was selected 11th overall in the 2012 PBA draft by the Air21 Express . In the middle of the 2012-13 Philippine Cup , Taha was traded from the Air21 to Ginebra . Then before the 2013 Governors' Cup , Taha was again traded, this time to the GlobalPort Batang Pier . Petron Blaze Boosters , got him in a trade with the Batang Pier which gave them the Blaze Boosters' 5th overall pick in 2013 PBA draft In the middle of 2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs which San Miguel Beermen is eliminated by Air21 Express , Taha was again traded to GlobalPort Batang Pier in exchange for Justin Chua and he will make return in GlobalPort. On November 28, 2016, Taha announced on a letter that he will be going back to his hometown country of Kuwait for personal reasons, thus ending his short career in the PBA. The leave was only for a short while, however, as he returned to the Philippines to play with the team again in 2017–18 PBA season . On November 29, 2017, exactly a year and a day after his "retirement", he officially signed a two-year contract with GlobalPort. Fajardo, Abueva top 2012 PBA draft Rappler Mike Cortez to Air 21, Yousef Taha to Ginebra trade sealed InterAKTV GlobalPort hopes for inside presence, energy after trades for Jay Washington, Yousef Taha InterAKTV "San Miguel Beer, GlobalPort swap young centers Yousef Taha, Justin Chua" . "Journeyman Yousef Taha bids PBA goodbye to 'return home to my family' " . spin.ph . "GlobalPort drops veterans Cortez, Mamaril, Maierhofer; signs rookies Flores, Gabayni, Sargent" . hoops.ph .2

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