Chot Reyes is about to take a break from basketball after a taxing stretch that noticed him coach Gilas Pilipinas within the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
Reyes stated on Wednesday that he’s leaving TNT briefly within the steerage of interim coach Jojo Lastimosa as he seems to take a breather from the teaching scene.
“I needed a rest. Si Jolas muna sa first conference. Then if I feel rested na, maybe I’ll think of returning sa PBA,” Reyes instructed reporters.
“Pero kung maganda naman nilalaro nila under kay Jolas, ba’t pa naman natin guguluhin. I have two more years under my contract with TNT.”
(I wanted a relaxation. Jolas will deal with the primary convention. If I really feel rested, perhaps I’ll consider returning to the PBA. But in the event that they play nicely underneath Jolas, then why disturb them? I’ve two extra years underneath my contract with TNT.)
With Lastimosa on the helm, the Tropang Giga had been capable of dethrone rival Barangay Ginebra and reign supreme within the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup behind import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Mikey Williams.
Reyes, although, did not expose the timeline of his potential return to TNT.
The 59-year-old tactician had been busy main the nationwide staff for the previous 19 months since he was reinstated in January 2022 to switch Tab Baldwin on the publish, calling the pictures within the 2019 SEA Games and most just lately, the World Cup, the place the Filipinos completed twenty fourth general amongst 32 groups.
Reyes beforehand stated he’s stepping other than the Gilas program because the nationwide staff ended its marketing campaign within the World Cup.
He stated he’s flying to Europe quickly along with his household.
—JKC, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
