MANILA, Philippines—Retiring from a sport that’s been your lifeline is always daunting, so Marc Pingris made sure that he had all bases covered before leaving basketball for good.
Pingris, one of the best power forwards in PBA history, retired after 16 seasons with nine titles and inclusion to the league’s 40 Greatest Players list.
The 6-foot-5 big man said he talked to a lot of people before deciding to retire, including his former teammates Kerby Raymundo and PJ Simon.
“I talked to Tito Ed [Ponceja], my manager, and I also talked to Kerby and Peter Simon, I asked them for advice,” said Pingris in Filipino in an interview with Inquirer. …
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