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PBA: Jaworski has one wish after tightly contested Ginebra-Meralco series

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/tvpatrol/10/25/jawo.jpg"/><figcaption>Former playing-coach Robert Jaworski talks to Mark Caguioa in Game 7 of the PBA Governors&#x27; Cup between Barangay Ginebra and Meralco on Friday. Jaworski hopes more rivalries in the PBA sprout after the tightly contested 7-game series. Jonathan Cellona</figcaption></figure></div>This year&#x27;s PBA Governors&#x27; Cup finals between Barangay Ginebra and Meralco produced a thrilling 7-game series and one basketball legend loved every moment of it.The &quot;Big J&quot; Robert Jaworski, who first instilled the &quot;never say die&quot; spirit in Ginebra, said he wants to see more rivalries in the wake of these dramatic finals, which the team he helped to build in 1980s and 1990s won.&quot;This is wonderful for the sport of basketball, considering it was a hard-fought game and both teams gave their best. It was hard but clean,&quot; said Jaworski, who joined more than 54,000 fans at Philippine Arena on Friday, the PBA all-time record for gate attendance.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/27/17/pba-ginebra-holds-off-meralco-to-win-championship">PBA: Ginebra holds off Meralco to win championship</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/27/17/pba-sacrifice-playing-through-pain-pay-off-for-finals-mvp-tenorio">READ: Sacrifice, playing through pain pay off for finals MVP Tenorio</a></li></ul>He said he was at the venue not only to cheer the team he used to coach, but also to root for Meralco, which he played for before entering the PBA.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/28/17/pba-after-winning-20th-title-why-tim-cone-cant-wait-to-call-pal-erik-spoelstra">READ: Jared Dillinger sets aside Ginebra beef, congratulates champs in tweet</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/27/17/pba-league-record-attendance-reset-as-54086-attend-game-7">READ: PBA record attendance reset as 54,086 attend Game 7</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/28/17/pba-after-winning-20th-title-why-cone-cant-wait-to-talk-to-pal-erik-spoelstra">READ: After winning 20th title, why Cone can’t wait to talk to pal Erik Spoelstra</a></li></ul>&quot;Meralco was my team for a while and we won a lot of championships,&quot; Jaworski said.&quot;We have 54,000 (people here) and we understand a lot of them love the sport of basketball and they were rooting for Ginebra, a big number of them anyway.&quot;This is a victory not only for basketball but for Meralco and Ginebra. Again, I hope we can have more series like this.&quot;(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.)

This year's Governors' Cup finals between Ginebra and Meralco produced a thrilling 7-game series and one basketball legend loved every moment of it.

This year's Governors' Cup finals between Ginebra and Meralco produced a thrilling 7-game series and one basketball legend loved every moment of it.