Chot Reyes claps back at Cambodia coach: ‘I think he’s still hallucinating’

Philippines’s coach Vincent “Chot” Reyes (C) reacts after his staff wins the boys’s basketball closing in opposition to Cambodia on the thirty second Southeast Asian Video games (SEA Video games) in Phnom Penh on Might 16, 2023. (Picture by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes fired again at Cambodian coach Harry Savaya for his feedback after the gold meal match of the boys’s 5×5 basketball event within the thirty second Southeast Asian Video games at Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

After the Philippines regained the gold medal with an 80-69 win over Cambodia, Savaya was fast to touch upon Reyes’ teaching approach.

Actually, Savaya even provided to “educate” the PBA champion coach find out how to coach higher.

“He blamed the climate, he blamed every little thing, he blamed the gamers. I don’t try this. I can educate him—if he needs—about teaching. In Europe, in all places, the locations he’s by no means been,” Savaya mentioned of Reyes.

It took just a few days, however Reyes lastly entertained the feedback in an episode of One Information’ The Huge Story.

“I feel he acquired affected by the warmth. I feel he’s nonetheless hallucinating up till now,” Reyes mentioned in jest.

The Gilas mentor, nevertheless, clarified that he didn’t blame anybody however was as a substitute stating info.

“I feel he mentioned that as a result of after we misplaced, the media requested me what my feedback have been and I mentioned we didn’t have the actual Justin Brownlee as a result of he suffered from extreme dehydration […] I by no means blamed the gamers, I simply acknowledged the info,” informed Reyes. 

“On this situation, it was a reality and everybody was speaking about it, each different coach and participant.”

LAST LAUGH

Cambodia’s coach Harry Savaya (L) speaks along with his participant Pridgett Sayeedalkabir (R) the boys’s basketball closing in opposition to the Philippines throughout the thirty second Southeast Asian Video games (SEA Video games) in Phnom Penh on Might 16, 2023. (Picture by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

The strain between Savaya and Reyes started when Cambodia defeated the Philippines, 79-68, within the SEA Video games preliminary spherical.

In that recreation, Savaya triggered the Gilas Pilipinas bench  “night time night time” gesture as he known as a time with the sport already determined.

Nonetheless, Reyes concluded his quick and candy reply by saying they’d the final giggle over the Cambodian staff and Savaya.

“We had the final giggle. Apart from that, I don’t wish to touch upon the teaching.”

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