JUSTINE Baltazar has been released by the Hiroshima Dragonflies.
The team announced the move on Tuesday morning.
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"To all the fans, thank you for supporting me and the whole Hiroshima Dragonflies team. Thank you for cheering me on since day one. You will forever have a special place in my heart. I hope you’ll still support me and the rest of the team. God bless us all. Thank you very much!" Baltazar said in a statement.
Baltazar has been sparingly used in his first season in Japan and was even deactivated in Hiroshima's weekend games against Levanga Hokkaido.
The former La Salle forward only played a grand total of 13 minutes across eight games and tallied two points, a rebound, an assist, and a steal as he was largely utilized during garbage time.
With his release, Baltazar also won't be playing for the Asia All-Stars in the Japan B.League All-Star Weekend in Mito.
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