June Mar Fajardo five points away from 10,000 career points

MANILA, Philippines — Nine-time league Most Valuable Player June Mar Fajardo is just five points away from reaching the 10,000 career points following San Miguel Beer’s lopsided 135-105 beating of Terrafirma in their PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup Wednesday night at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. The Cebuano gentle giant finished with 25 points and 12 rebounds as he dominated the paint against the Dyip’s rookie big man Geo Chiu, who only had eight and two against the powerhouse Beermen. The 6-foot-10 Fajardo admitted he’s not even thinking of joining the elite club, but still thankful to eventually become part of it. “I’m not chasing it (10,000-pointclub) but thankful that I’ll be included in the 10,000 points club. It’s one big honor to be a part of that,” he told media men. SMB coach Leo Austria said he would have let him return into the game in the final quarter and the game, beyond recall, but the “Kraken”, but noted how the team’s star slotman declined, in order to give his other teammates a chance to play. “I would have wanted to send him back in the fourth quarter because of that milestone,” shared  Austria. “But he refused to do that because he wants his teammates to...