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No retirement yet for Danny Seigle, as he talks with TNT about PBA future

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Dominic Menor, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/11/20/112017_danny.jpg"/><figcaption>Danny Seigle, who played for TNT in the 2016-17 PBA season, says his focus now is his job as team consultant for Alab. His future in the PBA remains up in the air. PBA Media Bureau</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA -- Danny Seigle isn&#x27;t ruling out continuing to play in the PBA, saying he and TNT are discussing his future with the team.Seigle, who turned 41 in June, was hired as team consultant for Alab Pilipinas in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL), a move that got people thinking he was done with his playing career.But he said everything&#x27;s up in the air.&quot;My focus right now is on Alab. I&#x27;m still talking to Talk N Text. Maybe after I&#x27;m finished here, I&#x27;ll evaluate after that. Let&#x27;s see what&#x27;s going on. It&#x27;s a long ways to go,&quot; Seigle said Sunday night after Alab&#x27;s 92-89 loss to Hong Kong Eastern.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Alab welcomes Jay R Alabanza, asst coaches Mac Cuan, Danny Seigle and trainer Chappy Callanta! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AlabNatinTo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AlabNatinTo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AlabPilipinas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AlabPilipinas</a> 🏀🇵🇭🔥 <a href="https://t.co/xjvsSSVFec">pic.twitter.com/xjvsSSVFec</a>— Alab Pilipinas (@AlabPilipinas) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlabPilipinas/status/927754386595495939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>ABS-CBN News reached out to TNT to get its side on Seigle&#x27;s status, but at the time this story was posted team management did not respond to a text message seeking comment.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2017/11/19/standhardinger-clutch-hk-holds-alab-pilipinas-33740">READ: Standhardinger clutch as Hong Kong holds off Alab Pilipinas</a></li></ul>Seigle was part of a major wave of US-born Filipino players that entered the league at the turn of the century.He is known as one of the most explosive scorers ever to play in the PBA, winning eight championships in the process and, despite not taking home an MVP trophy, being chosen finals MVP four times. He was named rookie of the year in 1999.After Alab&#x27;s season debut over the weekend, meanwhile, he said he&#x27;s not putting a lot of stock in the loss.&quot;I knew there was going to be some first-game jitters. I know we&#x27;re going to go through some growing pains,&quot; Seigle said.&quot;In the first half, we gave up too many turnovers but we cleaned it up in the second half and we fought back. We just dug ourselves in a hole. We&#x27;ll get better as we go along.&quot;For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">Sports website.</a>

He isn't ruling out continuing to play in the PBA, saying he and TNT are discussing his future with the team.

He isn't ruling out continuing to play in the PBA, saying he and TNT are discussing his future with the team.

No retirement yet for Danny Seigle, as he talks with TNT about PBA future

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No retirement yet for Danny Seigle, as he talks with TNT about PBA future

Dominic Menor,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 20, 2017 02:28 PM PHT

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Updated November 20, 2017 02:40 PM PHT

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