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PBA: Cone commends 'disciplined' Brownlee as Ginebra import works to regain full fitness

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Justin Brownlee (32) had a double-double in his first game back for Barangay Ginebra. PBA Media Bureau." src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/sports/12/14/pba_gin-justin-brownlee-(1).jpg"/><figcaption>Justin Brownlee (32) had a double-double in his first game back for Barangay Ginebra. PBA Media Bureau.</figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA, Philippines -- Justin Brownlee, back in the PBA for the first time in nearly two years, put together a well-rounded performance in his first game for Ginebra in the 2021 Governors&#x27; Cup.</p><p>The much-loved import made 11-of-24 shots for 28 points, and added 10 rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks while leading the Gin Kings to a come-from-behind 80-77 win against the Alaska Aces on Sunday.</p><p>Brownlee afterward gave himself and the Gin Kings passing marks for their performance, noting that it was &quot;a pretty good way to start off the conference&quot; even though they could have &quot;definitely played better.&quot;</p><p>Now 33 years old, Brownlee was quick to admit that he&#x27;s not quite in the best of shape yet, having just joined Ginebra in practice 10 days ago.</p><p>&quot;I think I still have a bit to go to be all the way in game shape… like I was before,&quot; Brownlee said. </p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic had kept Brownlee from his usual basketball schedule. He had a brief stint in Dubai in December 2020, where he tested positive for the novel coronavirus.</p><p>The import has since recovered, and stayed in shape while in the United States through workouts and small-group practices. But Brownlee acknowledged that there&#x27;s nothing quite like their practices in Ginebra.</p><p>&quot;(I was) just trying to work out as much as I can. It&#x27;s hard to simulate what we do in practice here, and in games when you&#x27;re just practicing with maybe one or two people in a gym,&quot; he said. &quot;But I&#x27;m trying to keep fit, run a couple of miles a day and things like that.&quot;</p><p>&quot;But it&#x27;s been a little tougher for me, just coming back around this time.&quot;</p><p>Still, Ginebra coach Tim Cone commended Brownlee for returning to Gin Kings in good shape, and lauded the discipline showcased by their resident import.</p><p>&quot;He&#x27;s got a great diet,&quot; Cone said of Brownlee. &quot;He works really hard on his diet, so he&#x27;s very, very disciplined.&quot;</p><p>&quot;He came in in good shape. Considering again, like all of us, we weren&#x27;t able to do team practices for quite a while. He had to do a lot of individual work, which is what he did,&quot; he added.</p><p>Cone expects Brownlee to achieve full fitness as the conference goes along, having given the import a grade of 7 on a scale of 10 &quot;in terms of being in shape.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The other imports are all at a 6 or 7 as well,&quot; the coach said. &quot;But Justin will get stronger, as our team will get stronger as the tournament goes around.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The good news is, he has fresh legs, and he&#x27;s excited to be here.&quot;</p><p>Brownlee has won four championships for Ginebra, including the 2019 PBA Governors&#x27; Cup -- the last conference to feature imports before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>He was also the Best Import during the 2018 PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1861506" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div> </div>

Justin Brownlee, back in the PBA for the first time in nearly two years, was impressive in his first game for Ginebra in the Governors' Cup.

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PBA: Cone commends 'disciplined' Brownlee as Ginebra import works to regain full fitness

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 14, 2021 06:26 PM PHT

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