{"id":176704,"date":"2018-08-14T06:16:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T10:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=176704"},"modified":"2018-08-14T06:16:38","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T10:16:38","slug":"ginebra-import-brownlee-open-naturalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/08\/14\/ginebra-import-brownlee-open-naturalized\/","title":{"rendered":"Ginebra import Brownlee open to be naturalized"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_176706\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-176706\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Brownlee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-176706\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Brownlee.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Brownlee.jpg 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Brownlee-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-176706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: Barangay Ginebra import Justin Brownlee (PNA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; Ginebra import Justin Brownlee expressed his desire to become a naturalized Filipino.<\/p>\n<p>No less than San Miguel Corporation sports director Alfrancis Chua, the team\u2019s representative to the PBA board of governors, relayed the news to the public during the team&#8217;s victory party for its PBA Commissioner&#8217;s Cup championship at the Metrotent in Pasig.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He told me many times\u00a0<em>na kung matapos siya ng paglalaro<\/em>\u00a0(if he finishes playing), he wants to stay in the Philippines and he wants to be naturalized,&#8221; Chua said. &#8220;To make the story short, Brownlee loves the Philippines; he wants to stay here for good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, the former coach clarified that the naturalization is just for mere permanent residency and has nothing to do with a possibility of the six-foot-five American guard-forward suiting up for Gilas Pilipinas.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, he expressed his doubt for a Brownlee call-up to happen anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Ang usapan nila<\/em>\u00a0(SBP and its stakeholders) ay yung mga malalaki, &#8216;di ba? Out of the question\u00a0<em>siguro yun dahil si Brownlee, maliit\u00a0<\/em>(They were talking about big men. Brownlee is out of the question because he is small in height),&#8221; Chua added. &#8220;<em>Ang kinakailangan nila talaga, malaki dahil&#8217; yun ang\u00a0<\/em>advantage. Height is might in international [competitions].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But if in case the SBP decides to push through with the tedious naturalization process on the 30-year-old Brownlee to make him eligible for Gilas, Chua assures that Ginebra&#8217;s resident Governors&#8217; Cup, who was named the Best Import for the Commissioner&#8217;s Cup, also embodies the &#8220;puso&#8221; mantra that the national team has been showing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Ang puso ni\u00a0<\/em>Brownlee<em>,<\/em>\u00a0<em>malaki<\/em><em>\u00a0pa sa Pilipinas<\/em>\u00a0(His heart is bigger than the Philippines),&#8221; Chua added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; Ginebra import Justin Brownlee expressed his desire to become a naturalized Filipino. 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