If anybody remembers Daniel Orton - former Kentucky center that got drafted by the Magic after his freshman year. Well he's now playing in the Philippines in the same league as Pac Man.
He happened to say "[Pacquiao playing] is a joke," said Orton, who was the Hotshots' designated foreign player. "... Professional boxer? Yeah. Congressman? All right. But professional basketball player? Seriously? It's a joke."
A team official didn't take the comment too favorably and subsequently fined and cut him but not without dropping this, "Everyone is angry at him," Hotshots top administrator Rene Pardo told Philippine reporters. "It is like he went to the United States and insulted the name of Martin Luther King."
Can't make this stuff up. Hilarious yet mind-boggling all at the same time.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...-association-taking-verbal-jab-manny-pacquiao
He happened to say "[Pacquiao playing] is a joke," said Orton, who was the Hotshots' designated foreign player. "... Professional boxer? Yeah. Congressman? All right. But professional basketball player? Seriously? It's a joke."
A team official didn't take the comment too favorably and subsequently fined and cut him but not without dropping this, "Everyone is angry at him," Hotshots top administrator Rene Pardo told Philippine reporters. "It is like he went to the United States and insulted the name of Martin Luther King."
Can't make this stuff up. Hilarious yet mind-boggling all at the same time.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...-association-taking-verbal-jab-manny-pacquiao
