Perhaps with the expectations getting the better of him on his debut, the 26-year-old Abarrientos has finally settled down and shook off the jitters to help Barangay Ginebra pick up a 108-102 victory over San Miguel to pick up its first win of the season.
RJ Abarrientos may have long imagined a dream PBA debut that he wanted to showcase and yet he ended up bungling his first game with only two points to show on a poor 1-of-15 shooting in the field.
Perhaps with the expectations getting the better of him on his debut, the 26-year-old Abarrientos has finally settled down and shook off the jitters to help Barangay Ginebra pick up a 108-102 victory over San Miguel for its first win of the season.“Siguro di na lang ako masyado nagisip, gusto ko lang din makatulong sa team na makuha yung first win namin. Very crucial for us and for me especially galing rin ako ng bad game,” said Abarrientos after the game.
Although not making an excuse, it also didn’t help Abarrientos that his first game was in an out-of-town, hence, he was more eager to show off. When he settled down, Abarrientos looked way different on the court as he immediately dropped two long bombs in the opening frame against SMB after missing all of his eight attempts in his first game.
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