Austria eyes championship with ‘most dominant’ Fajardo back

San Miguel Beer coach Leo Austria feels he has the PBA's most dominant player back and makes it no secret that the aim is for his Beermen to become Kings of the Philippine Cup once again. "We are better prepared this season compared to the last two," Austria told the Inquirer in a recent interview, referring to the bubble setup and the injury to June Mar Fajardo that kept the talented 6-foot-10 cornerstone out of the lineup in 2020. Fajardo also lost his mother to COVID-19 last year, and that took a lot out of him, said Austria. "But he (Fajardo) is fine now, both physically and mentally," Austria went on. "He even told me in our of our conversations na 'babawi ako, coach.'"...

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