Tag: Fajardo
Fajardo has huge SP lead in bid for eighth MVP
June Mar Fajardo (No. 15) lords it over Christian Standhardinger (No. 34) in the statistical race for the MVP trophy. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ The path seems clear for June Mar Fajardo to win an astonishing eighth PBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award after the 6-foot-10 San Miguel Beer cornerstone finished atop the statistical points (SP)…
Read MoreJune Mar Fajardo knows San Miguel will bounce back
June Mar Fajardo and the San Miguel Beermen in Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals against Meralco Bolts. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Down but not out. That’s exactly how June Mar Fajardo sees San Miguel Beermen and their chances in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals after going down 3-2 in the best-of-seven series against…
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June Mar Fajardo savors tied series; Best Player a ‘bonus’
June Mar Fajardo takes home the PBA Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference Award for San Miguel Beermen ahead of Finals Game 4–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Taking home the Best Player of the Conference Award was a sweet accolade to get but tying the PBA Philippine Cup Finals series at 2-2 is even sweeter, at…
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PBA: June Mar Fajardo wins 10th Best Player of Conference award
San Miguel Beermen’s June Mar Fajardo during the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net SCHEDULE: PBA Finals San Miguel vs Meralco MANILA, Philippines—San Miguel’s June Mar Fajardo won his 10th Best Player of the Conference (BPC) award for the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup. Fajardo was awarded the BPC plum before Game 4 of the Finals…
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Banged-up Bates doesn’t mind putting body on Fajardo
Meralco rookie Brandon Bates kept it simple when asked about the tall task of defending San Miguel Beer’s June Mar Fajardo in the PBA Philippine Cup championship series. “Starstruck … and sore!” he said with a hearty laugh while chatting with the Inquirer. “I remember waking up the other morning and every single part of…
Read More PBA Finals: Shackled June Mar Fajardo key to Meralco success
June Mar Fajardo–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net June Mar Fajardo found himself in a bind on Sunday night, his on-court struggles among the things that doomed San Miguel in Game 3 of the PBA Philippine Cup’s championship series. “That’s just the way it is,” he told reporters in Filipino on the heels of a 93-89 loss to the…
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Meralco bigs draw out Fajardo nerves
San Miguel center June Mar Fajardo during the PBA Finals press conference.–PBA IMAGES San Miguel Beer star June Mar Fajardo faces a big problem in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. Two, actually. When the defending champion Beermen play the Meralco Bolts in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series on Wednesday, the challengers will have a…
Read MorePBA: June Mar Fajardo picks best time to bounce back for San Miguel
San Miguel Beermen center June Mar Fajardo in a PBA Philippine Cup semifinals game against Rain or Shine Elastopainters. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—There was not better time for June Mar Fajardo to bounce back from an abysmal game than Game 4 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals. The Kraken did just that to give Rain…
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June Mar Fajardo too much for Rain or Shine in Game 2
San Miguel Beermen center June Mar Fajardo.–PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—It was another day at the office for June Mar Fajardo on Sunday in Game 2 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals. Like clockwork, Fajardo had a field day in the third quarter where he made his first five attempts in the period and scored 18…
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Dominic Fajardo gets salary bump amid stellar play for NLEX
NLEX Road Warriors’ Dominic Fajardo in the PBA Philippine Cup. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—After NLEX defeated Magnolia in the PBA Philippine Cup on Saturday, the Road Warriors erupted into cheers so loud it was hard to miss from the hallways of Ninoy Aquino Stadium. What the team was cheering about, more than just the victory,…
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