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PBA: Jared Dillinger on Ginebra fans, 'When they boo you, it's fun'

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/08/04/dilinger-2017-080317.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Jared Dillinger&#x27;s &quot;hatred&quot; toward Ginebra can be traced back to last year&#x27;s PBA Governors&#x27; Cup when Ginebra beat Meralco 4-2 in the finals to win the championship. PBA Media Bureau</figcaption></figure></div>Jared Dillinger isn&#x27;t just OK being branded as Barangay Ginebra&#x27;s public enemy No. 1; he seems to savor the reputation.The Meralco forward spoke with Eric Menk in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0rSfpa4XWI" target="_blank">podcast</a> Menk released on Friday, where Dillinger expounded on his ongoing quest to rile up the most rabid sports fan base in the country.&quot;It&#x27;s the best. When they boo you, it&#x27;s fun. It&#x27;s partially why I keep talking every now and then,&quot; Dillinger said.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/23/17/allan-caidic-on-his-79-point-game-my-mind-was-on-my-wife-giving-birth-to-our-kid">READ: Allan Caidic looks back at his 79-point game</a></li></ul>Dillinger vs. Ginebra can be traced back to last year&#x27;s PBA Governors&#x27; Cup when Ginebra beat Meralco 4-2 in the finals to win the championship.His frustration escalated in June, when after TNT ousted Meralco in the Commissioner&#x27;s Cup he tweeted this:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">That one was tough. Hats off to TNT for sticking it out. Beat Ginebra. I can&#x27;t stand those guys.— Jared Dillinger (@JDHawaii20) <a href="https://twitter.com/JDHawaii20/status/873192304177160193">June 9, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>&quot;It wasn&#x27;t even that big, it just kind of blew out of proportion a little bit,&quot; Dillinger told Menk. &quot;I&#x27;m pissed. I&#x27;m mad. We want to play Ginebra. So of course, I get on Twitter. I say a couple of things. &quot;And I get a floodgate of just great messages toward me, my character, anything they can find on me.&quot;The taunts toward Dillinger didn&#x27;t stop there. &quot;It got a little bit worse once Ginebra lost to Talk N Text, so I got a little backlash from that,&quot; he recalled.When Meralco played Ginebra in the current Governors&#x27; Cup on July 23, the Barangay naturally made sure to do its best to get under Dillinger&#x27;s skin.&quot;I&#x27;m getting name-calls like people from the sides, just cussing me out,&quot; Dillinger said. &quot;What made it a little bit worse was in the first half, I was just a basket egg, 0 for 7 from the field so each missing shot, the crowd was getting obnoxious. I definitely felt the heat for sure.&quot;Dillinger wouldn&#x27;t allow Ginebra&#x27;s supporters to dance on his grave again, as he scored 17 points to help Meralco win 93-78.Judging by the amusement he finds in messing with the Barangay, Dillinger doesn&#x27;t seem to mind poking the bear.&quot;They&#x27;re asking me, &#x27;Do you have any remorse or regret for anything that you said on Twitter?&#x27; And I&#x27;m just like, &#x27;No, of course, I don&#x27;t,&quot; Dillinger said. &quot;I don&#x27;t like those guys. I don&#x27;t like any of &#x27;em.&#x27; &quot;The full video of Menk&#x27;s interview with Dillinger runs <a href="https://www.pscp.tv/w/1kvKpjBLzlkJE">here</a>.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank"> ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Jared Dillinger isn't just OK being branded as Barangay Ginebra's public enemy No. 1; he seems to savor the reputation.

Jared Dillinger isn't just OK being branded as Barangay Ginebra's public enemy No. 1; he seems to savor the reputation.