RJ ABARRIENTOS didn’t surprise veteran grand slam coach Tim Cone at all. Abarrientos, who played overseas for the Korean Basketball League (KBL) last season, had 20 points capped by Barangay Ginebra’s first basket while the other newcomers Stephen Holt and Isaac Go delivered massive firepower for the Gin Kings.
Abarrientos, who played overseas for the Korean Basketball League last season, had 20 points capped by Barangay Ginebra’s first basket while the other newcomers Stephen Holt and Isaac Go delivered massive firepower for the Gin Kings.+ reigning champion New Taipei Kings, 91-87, in an exhibition game at the WUS International Basketball Club Challenge in Macau, showing how promising their team can be in the future with their latest acquisitions.
But despite the victory, Cone stressed that there are lots of things to address to prior to the start of the season with Ginebra dealing with some injuries on their starters Scottie Thompson and Jamie Malonzo. “Still injured. We don’t have a timeline yet for Scottie. Jamie will most likely miss the conference.”
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