What else may you ask from Justin Brownlee?
Brownlee, now a six-time PBA champion after successful the Commissioner’s Cup title towards the Bay Area Dragons on Sunday, tallied 34 factors, 12 assists, and eight rebounds to provide Ginebra its fifteenth title.
And for head coach Tim Cone, there’s nonetheless way more ready for the Ginebra import, particularly together with his new position as naturalized participant for the Philippine males’s nationwide basketball crew.
“The journey’s still ongoing for Justin. This is not the end for him,” Cone mentioned within the post-game convention.
Cone shared that the GInebra import is happy about representing and taking part in for the nation and that is simply one other starting for the newly naturalized Filipino.
“Justin’s just so happy and honored for the opportunity to represent the country and to play,” mentioned the champion coach.
“To me, this is not the end for him. The win tonight is just the beginning for him. He’s got a whole new career ahead of him playing for the national team.”
For Cone, Brownlee being part of the nationwide crew is one thing particular.
“I think that’s so special because he’s a special guy. He deserves it,” mentioned Cone.
“He’s not only a great player, he’s gonna represent the Philippines really well with the way he carries himself, with the way he plays the game, with the way he acts with his teammates and the way he competes with the other team.”
Brownlee’s citizenship was granted to him on January 12 as President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. signed Republic Act 11937. A day after the championship, Bronwlee took his oath of allegiance to the Philippines within the Senate.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News