Angola center Bruno Fernando has nothing but sweet words for Gilas big men June Mar Fajardo and AJ Edu who both gave the Atlanta Hawks slotman a tough time underneath the basket on Sunday, Aug. 27.
Fernando admitted that he given great challenge by the two Filipinos in Angola's 80-70 win in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
“Obviously the other guy, Edu, he’s tough, he made it tough for me, it was a great fight and the guy [wears] No. 15 ,” Fernando said.
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