Tim Cone turns sentimental ahead of coaching battle vs former player Jojo Lastimosa in PBA Finals

MANILA, Philippines—Tim Cone has been the Philippine Basketball Association’s proverbial bar for coaching for quite some time now, so it’s only natural that he finds himself in a contest against someone he coached in the past.

But this Governors’ Cup championship series is shaping up differently.

Cone and his defending champion Barangay Ginebra take on TNT, which is now mentored by Jojo Lastimosa, one of his prized players at Alaska during the ’90s.

“Honestly, if we had not traded for Jojo, I can honestly say I would not be sitting here at this point right now. That’s kind of an impact he had on my career as a coach,” Cone said as he waxed sentimental during the Finals’ ki…

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