Cebu’s June Mar Fajardo excited about the prospect of playing a third World Cup in front of home fans in August

Usually very taciturn, Gilas Pilipinas fixture and San Miguel cornerstone June Mar Fajardo had plenty to say when asked about the possibility of playing in another Fiba (International Basketball Federation) W... CDNDigital

“I’m healthy. I’ll be joining the trip to Europe,” he told the Inquirer in Filipino as he got his knees wrapped with ice bags shortly after training at Meralco Gym in Pasig City. “I’m expecting to be fully cleared this week to join all kinds of activities on the court.Nicknamed the “Kraken,” Fajardo hurt his left knee early in the Beermen’s campaign in the East Asia Super League’s Champions Week last March.

“I’m really glad, you know, that I’m still included in the preparations for the World Cup,” he said. “I’m truly blessed to have played in two. And playing in a third? That really excites me.” Of the original 21 standouts to form the pool for this World Cup, 12 have yet to turn 30 years old. But each one is no longer a stranger to the kind of play that awaits them when the big events get off the ground on Aug. 25 with the Filipinos expected to play in front of a Fiba record crowd at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan.

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