Foul on Jayson Castro wasn’t intentional, says Cyrus Baguio

News5 · Thursday, December 27, 2012 · 2:09 pm

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Cyrus Baguio didn’t intend to hurt Talk ‘N Text’s Jayson Castro, and the PBA’s decision not to suspend him after a review of the play bears out this position.
“Nakita naman namin na hindi talaga sadya, at alam ko talaga sa sarili ko na ‘di ko ginawa yun,” Baguio told News5.
“I was looking for a hard foul for Jayson Castro para walang continuation sa play. Eh biglang bumaba si Jayson tsaka ang bilis niya.”
Baguio was called for a flagrant foul penalty two for the hit, leading to his ejection in Alaska’s Game Three loss.
Talk ‘N Text had earlier sought suspension for Baguio over the play.
Baguio noted that he actually said sorry to Castro immediately after the incident, showing he meant no malice during the incident.
“Nagulat din ako dahil nandun nga, nakita ko sa replay, nilapitan ko pa siya. Nag-apologize na rin ako kay Jayson.”