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PBA: Pagkatalong iniyakan ng ‘idol’ niyang si Asi Taulava, di malilimutan ni Marc Pingris

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Inamin kamakailan ni Magnolia big man Marc Pingris na masugid umano siyang taga-hanga ni Asi Taulava.Sa katunayan, ginagaya pa ni Pingris ang one-liner ng NLEX center sa isang commercial na kinabibilangan ni Taulava noong dekada 90. &quot;Kahit &#x27;yung nagfi-free throw, &#x27;yung &#x27;I-miss mo,&#x27; ginagaya ko,&quot; sabi ni Pingris sa kanilang &quot;<a href="https://pba.ph/news/pingris-admits-taulava-his-long-time-basketball-idol#" target="_blank">PBA Kamustahan</a>&quot; podcast kasama sina June Mar Fajardo, Beau Belga, Poy Erram at commissioner Willie Marcial. &quot;Every time I go out, sasabihin ko sa mga kaibigan ko, &#x27;I-miss mo.&#x27; Game over.&quot; Dagdag ni Pingris: &quot;Asi you don&#x27;t know this, but you&#x27;re my idol . . . I used to watch you play in the PBL (Philippine Basketball League). Grabe, you&#x27;re so strong, you&#x27;re a monster.&quot;Tanda raw ni Pingris noong maiyak si Taulava matapos matalo ang kaniyang top seed Mobiline kontra No. 8 seed Ginebra noong 1999 Philippine Cup playoffs.Rookie pa lang si Taulava noon nang mapabagsak sila ng buzzer-beating basket ni Bal David.&quot;I saw you crying, because I know you love the game very much. And you gave your 100 percent na gusto mo talagang manalo,&quot; sabi ni Pingris, na 18 anyos noon.&quot;You&#x27;re my idol, you&#x27;re the best, bro . . . Siguro noon, si Asi &#x27;yung Shaquille O&#x27;Neal ng PBA.&quot; Bagamat nagulat si Taulava sa kuwento ni Pingris, nagpasalamat naman ang one-time PBA MVP: &quot;Thank you, Ping.&quot;Para sa iba pang balitang pampalakasan, bisitahin ang <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Inamin kamakailan ni Magnolia big man Pingris na masugid umano siyang taga-hanga ni Taulava.

Inamin kamakailan ni Magnolia big man Pingris na masugid umano siyang taga-hanga ni Taulava.