Jericho Cruz of San Miguel Beermenmen in the final of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals 4 against TNT TNT TOPANG 5G. –Marlo Cueto / Inquirer.net
Manila, Philippines – The Beer Guardian of San Miguel Jericho Cruz was surprised, to say the least, by the comments of the manager of the TNT team, Jojo Lastimosa, after match 4 of the final of the Philippine Cup of the PBA.
After Beermen’s 105-91 victory over Tropang 5G at the Mall of Asia Arena, Lastimosa approached press members and disseminated her dismay on the Manigances of the End of Cruz’s match.
Read: PBA Finals: San Miguel is getting closer to the title, repels TNT in match 4
According to Lastimosa, Cruz’s actions in the section – when the Beermen were already gaining – were useless.
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Cruz, however, said that he was just surmounted by emotions and not necessarily to show himself.
“I jump because I was happy. I did not ride myself. I didn’t even look at him (Lastimosa). I don’t even know that,” said Cruz.
“I know him, he knows me, we were always together in Nlex, doing shooting exercises, so I was surprised to know that he said these.”
Read: PBA Finals: The loss of match 1 always lights a fire in Jericho Cruz
Cruz, who finished with a summit of 23 points and three rebounds, drew the attention of the crowd when he made his entourage in the dying seconds of the game.
While Cruz was only delighted with the victory that pushed the Beermen closer to mark the Cup of the Philippines, Lastimosa did not kindly take over.
“He crosses everything.” He acts like a little boy. “
Cruz has also erased his name to be a dirty player, saying he’s just a “physical” swingman who wants to win the buzzer.
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“I don’t hurt players, I’m just physical and at the end of the day, it’s just basketball. After that, we go home, we respect them and tomorrow we take back basketball,” he said.
More tensions between TNT and San Miguel Beer May Brew Come on Wednesday for match 5 of the series at Araneta Coliseum.
