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SEA Games: Kobe Paras vows to keep bringing energy for Gilas

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:39.85032740879326% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXwnqK6Fbvi/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by KoKo Wave 🌊 (@_kokoparas)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-08-14T03:48:24+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Aug 13, 2017 at 8:48pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Kobe Paras played all of three minutes and 37 seconds against Thailand in Gilas Pilipinas&#x27; first game of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, but the high-flying forward still drew cheers in his brief time on the court.</p><p>Paras was subbed in with 6:38 left in the second quarter, to loud chants of &quot;Kobe, Kobe&quot; from the Filipino fans inside the MABA Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">HUGE ovation for Kobe as he comes in for the first time <a href="https://t.co/Ha3SNKWimF">pic.twitter.com/Ha3SNKWimF</a></p>— Camille B. Naredo (@camillenaredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/camillenaredo/status/899268798666100737">August 20, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>He announced his entry with a huge block, but was subbed out soon after and did not return.</p><p>Still, Paras was appreciative of how the Filipinos&#x27; responded to him.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m just blessed to have people who support me like that,&quot; said Paras. &quot;Sa Jones Cup pa lang, ganyan na, so I expected it.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s not as big as the Jones Cup, kaunti lang ang mga tao dito,&quot; he added of the venue. &quot;But the support of the Filipinos is amazing. As you saw earlier, packed &#x27;yung gym.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2017/08/21/gilas-survives-thailand-challenge-open-sea-games-29967">READ: Gilas survives Thailand challenge to open SEA Games</a></li></ul><p>Even though Paras did not see plenty of playing time, he still drew stares and raised eyebrows while at the bench. In the second half, in particular, the young Paras was seen passionately exhorting his teammates, to the point where he had to be calmed down by some of the coaches.</p><p>&quot;It was just energy,&quot; said Paras of his brief outburst. &quot;Nakita ko sa first half, there was no energy, so I brought energy on the court.&quot;</p><p>&quot;That&#x27;s what I talk about in all my interviews, when they ask me what I bring to the court – it&#x27;s energy,&quot; he said. &quot;I don&#x27;t play that much, but off the court, I brought energy.&quot;</p><p>Paras further explained that he apologized to Gilas coach Jimmy Alapag after his surge of emotion in the fourth period, which drew the attention of the referee.</p><p>&quot;I did not see the ref who was telling me to sit down,&quot; said Paras, who revealed that Alapag told him to relax. &quot;It was my fault too, because the play was literally in front of us.</p><p>&quot;When Coach Jimmy told me, I said sorry and he understood. He knew I had the good intention to bring energy,&quot; he added.</p><p>Gilas coach Jong Uichico also said after the game that Paras &quot;meant well,&quot; as he clearly wanted to fire up the team.</p><p>&quot;He&#x27;s a young hyper kid, he&#x27;s very emotional, he&#x27;s only 19 years old. He&#x27;ll learn when to do things, but his intentions were meant well naman,&quot; he said.</p><p>As for Paras, he vows to continue to fulfill his job of providing energy for Gilas Pilipinas, both on the court and off it.</p><p>(For more sports coverage, visit the <strong><a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a></strong>)</p>

<p>Kobe Paras played all of three minutes and 37 seconds against Thailand in Gilas Pilipinas' first game of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, but the high-flying forward still drew cheers in his brief time on the court.</p>

Kobe Paras played all of three minutes and 37 seconds against Thailand in Gilas Pilipinas' first game of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, but the high-flying forward still drew cheers in his brief time on the court.

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SEA Games: Kobe Paras vows to keep bringing energy for Gilas

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 21, 2017 03:01 PM PHT

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