Ex-PBA stars reunite in US legends game
Classic rivalries were rekindled and history revisited as PBA stars of yesteryear took the hard court once again, playing a series of exhibition games for a cause.
More than 60 ex-pros from
Stars of the fabled Crispa-Toyota rivalry headlined the roster of players including some of the finest players of the local pro league in the 90s.
They figured in a four-game series with Martin Purefoods-Crispa and Ohama Harbor-Toyota winning two games apiece.
Crispa made it two in a row with a 104-101 victory in
Abet Guidaben, still showing some spring in his legs at 55, fired 21 points to lead all scorers in the
The losing team drew double-digit outputs from Magsanoc, Villamin, Guidaben and Romy dela
Others playing for Crispa were Bernie Fabiosa, Philip Cezar, Alvin Patrimonio, Sonny Cabatu. Allan Caidic played the first two games and rushed back to
Others in the Robert Jaworski-mentored
The other players played in the preliminaries of the series held by the PBA Legends USA Foundation to raise funds for its various programs. The foundation is the brainchild of King, backed by Rey Santos, Rufino Ignacio and other fellow former cagers.
There were also a series of one-on-one matches. It was Fernandez over Cezar, 6-4, King over Fernandez, 9-4, Cezar over King, 4-2, and Fabiosa over Arnaiz, 6-4, in Union City; King over Fernandez, 9-4, Fernandez over Cezar 12-8, King over Cezar, 6-3, and Arnaiz over Fabiosa, 6-2, in Sacramento; Cezar over King, 10-4, and Fabiosa over Arnaiz, 6-0, in Carson City; and Arnaiz over Fabiosa, 8-0, Cezar over Fernandez, 4-0, and Meneses over Alvarez, 6-2, in
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