A nonchalant Nash Racela spoke sparingly on why he didn't shake hands with Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin after Adamson's 48-70 loss in the UAAP Season 86 men's basketball fourth-seed playoff.
From being slapped with double technicals late in the third for a verbal altercation, the rather tense dynamic between both coaches spewed even after the final buzzer.
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"Ah nandoon ba siya kanina? I was watching the last possession when I was walking towards the Ateneo bench so I probably missed him," the tongue-in-cheek Adamson mentor said.
"Whether it was intentional or not, then it's... yeah."
And upon expressing how proud he was of his team, Racela took one last chance to make a cheeky dig alluding to Baldwin's officiating remarks last season.
"I always say I'm proud of my team. I've been consistent naman even in the start of the season when nobody gave us a chance," Racela said.
"Who would have imagined na after two to three months of playing, we would be playing for a slot in the Final Four. As a coach you should be happy and proud of how your players competed.
"So if somebody else sees it in another way, then, maybe he needs eye surgery," he added.
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