Cruz owns up to starting physical plays, says sorry
TAIPEI – Carl Bryan Cruz was having his best game in the Jones Cup on Thursday night.
He finished the game watching his teammates polish off an 84-75 victory over Iraq. And he knows exactly why he ended up there.
Cruz admitted to starting a series of technical fouls called on the Filipinos in the fourth quarter and said he was sorry for that one play that decked an Iraqi player and ignited a dirty finish to the game at Taipei Peace Basketball Hall here.
“I know that it’s my fault and I am sorry,” Cruz said in a very apologetic tone in Filipino. “I know that it all started with me.”
Cruz planted a forearm to the back of the head of Iraqi Navid Khajehzadeh after biting into the 7-foot center’s fake under the basket. The hit left Khajehzadeh on the floor for a while as referees tried to separate members of both teams.
After several plays, Christian Standhardinger was the one who gave out a cheap shot on Dhulfiqar Al-hchaimi while both teams were going back to their respective benches for a TV timeout.
Source: http://sports.inquirer.net/257319/cruz-owns-starting-physical-plays-says-sorry
He finished the game watching his teammates polish off an 84-75 victory over Iraq. And he knows exactly why he ended up there.
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| Carl Bryan Cruz of Gilas Pilipinas. Photo from @juttsulit twitter account. |
“I know that it’s my fault and I am sorry,” Cruz said in a very apologetic tone in Filipino. “I know that it all started with me.”
Cruz planted a forearm to the back of the head of Iraqi Navid Khajehzadeh after biting into the 7-foot center’s fake under the basket. The hit left Khajehzadeh on the floor for a while as referees tried to separate members of both teams.
After several plays, Christian Standhardinger was the one who gave out a cheap shot on Dhulfiqar Al-hchaimi while both teams were going back to their respective benches for a TV timeout.
Source: http://sports.inquirer.net/257319/cruz-owns-starting-physical-plays-says-sorry
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