IS something bothering Justin Brownlee?
In a rare instance, the ever amiable Barangay Ginebra import left the Smart Araneta Coliseum in a huff and never granted a post-game interview like he had consistently done win or lose in the past.
Ginebra lost Game 5 of the PBA Governors Cup finals against TNT by a mile in a match where the 36-year-old Brownlee was held to his lowest scoring output ever in the league.
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The three-time Best Import and Gilas naturalized player was held to just eight points on 3-of-13 shooting, though he ended up with 10 rebounds and three assists in the loss that left Ginebra trailing the best-of-seven series again, 3-2.
After the game, Brownlee – usually among the last Ginebra players to leave the dugout – emerged out of the dressing room early, and was directly escorted by coliseum bouncers to a waiting van just a few meters away from the hallway of the Big Dome.
On his way out, the Ginebra import was walking with an obvious limp as Brownlee has been known to have a long history of battling cramps during games.
Or is there something really serious troubling Justin Noypi?
Whatever, coach Tim Cone said it doesn’t really matter how Brownlee ended up playing his worst game ever since first playing in Asia’s first professional league in 2016.
“That doesn’t really matter. That’s pogi points,” said the Ginebra coach. “It doesn’t matter what he does individually, just matters that we lost by 30 points.”
Going to Game 5, Brownlee averaged 23.5 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.5 block shots.
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