When the Philippine Basketball Association tips off its 46th season with a boatload of weekend games starting on Friday, it will welcome back the most glaring absentee of the previous year.
And June Mar Fajardo, the six-time Most Valuable Player benched by a broken leg, is understandably in good spirits as the countdown to his comeback approaches zero hour.
Asked if he would want to win another MVP award, the San Miguel Beer center said in Filipino: “Why not?”
“My count was reset so I’m back to zero, so what I want is to win another six straight. Just kidding,” Fajardo added with a laugh.
In a revealing interview with the Inquirer’s SportsIQ, Fajardo said that although th…
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