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Romwel Anzures

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1714568798312IMG_3685.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="SMB’s Death Five of Arwind Santos, Marcio Lassiter, Alex Cabagnot, and Chris Ross, together with former head coach Leo Austria. Photo from PBA Images."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">SMB’s Death Five of Arwind Santos, Marcio Lassiter, Alex Cabagnot, and Chris Ross, together with former head coach Leo Austria. <em>Photo from PBA Images.</em><br/><br/></span></span></span>MANILA — Arwind Santos, whose San Miguel Beermen jersey was retired on Wednesday, made a lot of history while donning the colors of the PBA’s winningest team.</div><p>The 2013 PBA MVP won all of his nine league championships while playing for San Miguel, and eight of these came when he played as part of the Beermen’s storied ‘Death Five.’</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/1/pba-san-miguel-officially-retires-arwind-santos-jersey-1700">READ: San Miguel officially retires Arwind Santos’ jersey</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/1/pba-san-miguel-extends-wins-streak-to-10-eliminates-blackwater-1926">READ: San Miguel extends wins streak to 10, eliminates Blackwater</a></div><p>Santos, Alex Cabagnot, Marcio Lassiter, Chris Ross, and June Mar Fajardo were even able to complete the famed &quot;Beeracle,&quot; -- a stunning comeback from a 0-3 deficit against the Alaska Aces in the Finals of the 2015-16 PBA Philippine Cup.</p><p>This marked the first time that a team overhauled such a deficit to win a championship.</p><p>That is why for Santos, the rest of that quintet should also get their respective numbers retired by their franchise. </p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1714568965941IMG_3684.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Former SMB star Arwind Santos. Photo from PBA Images."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Former SMB star Arwind Santos. <em>Photo from PBA Images.</em></span></span></span></div><p>&quot;Ako, sa pananaw ko, pwede. Maganda rin yung pinagsamahan namin, marami kaming pinagsamahang championship, pero ako, respetuhin natin kung ano yung desisyon ng management,&quot; he said following the halftime jersey retirement ceremonies. </p><p>What&#x27;s a no-brainer for Santos is the retirement of Fajardo&#x27;s jersey.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/1/santos-insists-pba-return-still-possible-despite-jersey-retirement-1846">READ: Arwind Santos reiterates PBA return still on the horizon despite jersey retirement</a></div><p>&quot;Sigurado yun, siya na yun. Walang duda. Kung ako nga pagdududahan mo pa eh, pero siya wala talagang duda,&quot; said Santos.</p><p>&quot;Si Alex? Siyempre ako, gusto ko ding i-retire din yung jersey ni Alex. Sabi ko nga, yung Death Five eh,&quot; he continued.</p><p>&quot;Pero kailangan pa rin nating respetuhin &#x27;yung desisyon ng management. Kung ako may ari, pero hindi naman ako may ari. &#x27;Di ba? Pare-parehas lang kaming players. Kasi ako, kung ayaw nila, hindi rin mare-retiro yung jersey ko.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Kung ako tatanungin, siyempre, kasi ang ganda ng pinag samahan namin eh. Gusto ko i-retire yung death five din,&quot; he added.</p><p>However, Santos said that if they do not get their jerseys retired, he knows that it will not be an issue for his good pals. </p><p>&quot;Alam din nila siguro, based din sa pagkakakilanlan ko kila Ross, Marcio, kela Alex [at June Mar], masaya na rin sila dahil sa moments na nagawa namin,&quot; shared Santos. </p><p>&quot;Hindi naman lahat pinapalad ng mga moments na mapunta sa magandang team, ma-achieve yung ilang championships, mga history na kagaya ng ‘Beeracle,’ na naging part kami. Yun pa lang, enough na yun.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Pero di naman lahat ibibigay ng Diyos, kaya swerte na kami sa na-achieve namin,&quot; he ended.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3026949"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script></div>

<p>Arwind Santos, whose San Miguel Beermen jersey got retired today, made a lot of history while donning the colors of the PBA’s winningest team.</p>

Arwind Santos, whose San Miguel Beermen jersey got retired today, made a lot of history while donning the colors of the PBA’s winningest team.

Should the jerseys of the rest of SMB’s ‘Death 5’ also be retired? Arwind gives his take

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Should the jerseys of the rest of SMB’s ‘Death 5’ also be retired? Arwind gives his take

Romwel Anzures,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 01, 2024 10:50 PM PHT

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