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'That's on me': Blatche takes blame after Gilas' blowout loss to Italy

Luisa Morales - Philstar.com
Andray Blatche (L) of the Philippines defends the ball from Italy's Daniel Hackett during the Basketball World Cup Group D game between Italy and the Philippines in Foshan on August 31, 2019.
Ye Aung Thu/AFP

MANILA, Philippines — Andray Blatche took the blame after Gilas Pilipinas suffered a beatdown against Italy on Saturday.

"I take 100% responsibility in that game no energy or puso that's on me no excuses i owe better to all of you," Blatche said in a tweet Sunday morning.

The naturalized cager scored a team-high 15 points but also tallied nine turnovers in 31 minutes on the court.

Blatche also finished the game with a -39 Plus/Minus, meaning the Italians outscored Gilas by 39 points when he was on the court.

Blatche and the rest of the Filipinos hope to bounce back when they face world no. 4 Serbia on Monday.

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