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PBA: Unfinished job, player slight fuel Mike Harris desire to return to Alaska

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/12/22/aces.jpg"/><figcaption>Mike Harris cryptically revealed that a Magnolia player, whom Harris chose not to name, &quot;made a gesture that I&#x27;ll never forget,&quot; which he said motivates him to come back to Alaska next year. PBA Media Bureau</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines--There is no doubt in Mike Harris&#x27; mind that he is very much willing to return to Alaska next season to pursue some unfinished business in the PBA Governors&#x27; Cup.Despite having Harris, adjudged best import of the conference, the Aces were unable to win the championship as they succumbed to Magnolia in six games in the finals. Harris put up 26 points and 24 rebounds in Game 6, but Alaska was still routed 102-86.Afterward, Harris conceded that Magnolia &quot;did a great job&quot; and richly deserved the victory. &quot;We were one or two possessions away, but nothing but respect for those guys,&quot; said the 35-year-old import.However, Harris also cryptically revealed that a Magnolia player &quot;made a gesture that I&#x27;ll never forget.&quot;&quot;One of them made a remark, and I&#x27;ll never forget it,&quot; he said. &quot;So I got a little fuel in my tank to try to come back next year, if they&#x27;ll still have me.&quot;He refused to name the Hotshot who earned his ire, only saying that they felt mocked and disrespected by that player&#x27;s action.&quot;Total disrespect of character for a person to be like that especially someone of their age and respect in the league,&quot; said Harris. &quot;But it&#x27;s OK. Don&#x27;t worry about it. It&#x27;s part of the game, and they&#x27;re excited.&quot;That he felt disrespected is just one reason that Harris is so willing to come back to Alaska for their campaign in the Governors&#x27; Cup next year. At the same time, he has also developed quite a bond with the Aces, not just with his teammates but even with the coaching staff and the management.Indeed, the well-traveled import goes so far as to say that Alaska is &quot;the most professional club that I&#x27;ve been with in my career overseas.&quot;&quot;They treat players like they&#x27;re NBA teams,&quot; he said. &quot;From the staff, the management they have, it&#x27;s been nothing but respect, and that&#x27;s something I&#x27;ll never forget, if I&#x27;m not the guy to come back next year.&quot;&quot;I love those guys, those guys in the locker room, all 17 of those guys. I’ve made some new brothers and I’ll definitely stay in contact,&quot; he said.Though well aware of how the world of professional basketball works, especially outside the NBA, Harris stressed that he wants to return and get a chance to chase Magnolia next year.&quot;If they&#x27;ll have me back, I&#x27;d love to be,&quot; he said.(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>).

Mike Harris cryptically revealed that a Magnolia player "made a gesture that I'll never forget," which he said motivates him to come back to Alaska next year.

Mike Harris cryptically revealed that a Magnolia player "made a gesture that I'll never forget," which he said motivates him to come back to Alaska next year.

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PBA: Unfinished job, player slight fuel Mike Harris desire to return to Alaska

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Dec 22, 2018 06:36 AM PHT

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Updated Dec 22, 2018 10:01 AM PHT

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