Naturalized player Justin Brownlee is looking forward to playing his PBA Finals rival Rondae Hollis-Jefferson as Gilas Pilipinas battles Jordan in the group stage of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Brownlee is excited to face one of his familiar foes on the hardcourt in Hollis-Jefferson but reiterated his admiration to the latter’s game.
“I don’t know why, if I was an NBA owner I'd definitely give him a job or a contract, playing against him is an honor, [him] being in the NBA, [and] one of the top players in the country,” Brownlee added.
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