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PBA: Blackwater's Poy Erram sorry for third quarter outburst

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/sports/05/30/poy-erram-2018-2018-053018.jpg"/><figcaption>Poy Erram finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds even as he threw a fit in Blackwater&#x27;s loss to NLEX on Wednesday. Richard Esguerra, ABS-CBN Sports</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines—Blackwater big man Poy Erram was quick to apologize to his team after an outburst during the third quarter of their PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup game against NLEX on Wednesday.Erram had to be pacified by his teammates and agent during the early stretches of the third quarter. It was later reported that the center had been frustrated over a lack of touches. He wound up being benched for most of the quarter, but played with renewed energy when he returned in the fourth.He even helped Blackwater seize a 10-point lead, 77-67, early in the payoff quarter, but the Elite faded down the stretch and wound up losing, 93-89. The result dropped them to 0-7 in the conference, effectively eliminating them from the playoff race.&quot;Frustration lang kasi siyempre, gusto naming manalo. Down kami 0-7 na so parang frustrated lang talaga na gusto kong manalo,&quot; Erram said of the incident.Erram said he immediately apologized to his coach for his outburst, and acknowledged that he was &quot;out of line.&quot;&quot;Nag-sorry rin ako sa kanila. Sabi nila, next time, try ko na i-calm &#x27;yung sarili ko and &#x27;wag na ma-frustrate kasi part of my game na rin,&quot; he said.&quot;Thankful din ako na sinuportahan nila ako and nakalaro pa rin ako nang maayos.&quot;Erram also clarified that he was not upset about not getting enough touches.&quot;Hindi naman ako &#x27;yung player na kelangan talaga ng touches. I do the dirty work naman every game, nakikita niyo naman &#x27;yun. Ano lang, frustration lang talaga and nothing more du&#x27;n sa mga touches,&quot; he said.&quot; &#x27;Yun nga, part ng game, kasalanan ko kung ano nangyari sa team kaya kami natalo. Sa&#x27;kin &#x27;yun. For me, walang kasalanan teammates ko, kasalanan ko &#x27;yun kasi pinabayaan ko mawala &#x27;yung sarili ko and naging selfish ako,&quot; he added.Even with the unfortunate episode, Erram finished with a commendable effort of 14 points and 11 rebounds. He had eight points in the fourth period, but the Elite as a team simply had no answer for NLEX import Arnett Moultrie who took over for the Road Warriors.Still, his double-double was not enough, and neither was the 25-point output of guard Mike Digregorio. The Elite remain the only winless team in the conference.Erram said that he knows their situation is dire, but refuses to lose hope.&quot;Goal lang namin, one game at a time tapos mababa namin &#x27;yung kasi ang taas ng scoring ng kalaban. From there, we’ll see kung kaya naming manalo,&quot; he said.(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.)

It was reported that the Blackwater center had been upset over a lack of touches, but Erram said it was more frustration over his team's skid.

It was reported that the Blackwater center had been upset over a lack of touches, but Erram said it was more frustration over his team's skid.

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PBA: Blackwater's Poy Erram sorry for third quarter outburst

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 30, 2018 10:21 PM PHT

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