Kelly Berry Nabong (born November 17, 1988) is a Filipino-American basketball player for the

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of the

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(PBA). He was selected 17th overall in the

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by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. He would be later traded to the Meralco Bolts on draft night.

Professional career

He was traded to GlobalPort as part of the

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deal between Meralco and the GlobalPort. On September 4, 2013, he was involved in a brawl in a game against

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. The scuffle ensued after teammate Marvin Hayes and San Mig import Marqus Blakely got tangled up. Blakely's teammate Joe Devance shoved Hayes down on the floor, then he pushed Blakely.

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came into the scene and exchanged blows with him. He and Pingris were both suspended for two games and fined P60,000 each. In May 2015, Nabong was traded by GlobalPort back to Meralco for John Wilson. The latter was later traded to NLEX Road Warriors for a 2016 second-round pick. On June 21, 2018, Nabong was traded to the San Miguel Beermen for

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and SMB's 2020 second-round draft pick. In January 2020, Nabong was traded back to NorthPort Batang Pier for Russel Escoto.

PBA career statistics

''As of the end of 2021 season''
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Season-by-season averages

, - , align=left , , align=left , Meralco Bolts, Meralco / GlobalPort , 20 , , 14.0 , , .507 , , .600 , , .690 , , 4.2 , , .3 , , .5 , , .2 , , 4.6 , - , align=left , , align=left , GlobalPort , 21 , , 18.2 , , .394 , , .000 , , .824 , , 5.5 , , .8 , , .6 , , .2 , , 5.4 , - , align=left , , align=left , GlobalPort / Meralco , 23 , , 15.6 , , .476 , , .000 , , .842 , , 4.2 , , .7 , , .4 , , .2 , , 4.2 , - , align=left , , align="left" rowspan="2" , Meralco , 40 , , 14.1 , , .493 , , .250 , , .767 , , 3.9 , , .5 , , .3 , , .2 , , 4.6 , - , align=left , , 36 , , 14.8 , , .481 , , .286 , , .833 , , 3.9 , , .5 , , .3 , , .3 , , 4.4 , - , align=left , , align=left , GlobalPort / San Miguel , 43 , , 21.5 , , .428 , , .317 , , .719 , , 5.5 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , .7 , , 8.3 , - , align=left , , align=left , San Miguel , 40 , , 10.9 , , .385 , , .318 , , .576 , , 2.4 , , .6 , , .4 , , .3 , , 3.3 , - , align=left , , align=left , NorthPort , 11 , , 24.6 , , .404 , , .283 , , .750 , , 5.2 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , .4 , , 11.5 , - , align=left , , align=left , Blackwater , 8, , 29.3 , , .361 , , .212 , , .613 , , 8.3 , , 1.3 , , 1.0 , , .9 , , 10.8 , -class=sortbottom , align=center colspan=2 , Career , 242 , , 16.5 , , .436 , , .302 , , .733 , , 4.3 , , .8 , , .4 , , .3 , , 5.6

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nabong, Kelly 1988 births Living people American men's basketball players American sportspeople of Filipino descent Basketball players from Sacramento, California Centers (basketball) Filipino men's basketball players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Meralco Bolts players NorthPort Batang Pier players Power forwards (basketball) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters draft picks San Miguel Beermen players Blackwater Bossing players Citizens of the Philippines through descent