LA Tenorio has formally signed off from Barangay Ginebra.
The veteran court docket normal penned an emotional message to the Gin Kings, thanking his coaches, teammates, administration, and utility employees after being named Magnolia’s new head coach final July.
Tenorio expressed his gratitude to the franchise that served as his residence as a participant for the previous 13 years, the place he collected a number of championships and cemented his legacy as one of many PBA’s best guards.
“19 years taking part in within the PBA, 13 years with Ginebra, I do not even know the place or tips on how to start,” Tenorio stated in a prolonged put up on Instagram Saturday.
“It was simply yesterday I used to be battling most cancers, and I bear in mind saying in March 2023, ‘I’ve given not solely 17 full years to the PBA, however have devoted my complete life to basketball.’”
The 41-year-old Tenorio joined Ginebra in 2012 after he was concerned in a blockbuster five-player commerce that despatched him to the Gin Kings from Alaska.
With the Ginebra franchise, Tenorio additional rose as one of many premier guards within the league, serving to the Gin Kings seize seven titles, together with three Governors’ Cup crowns.
In his second to the final recreation sporting a Ginebra jersey, he drilled a game-winning triple that allowed the squad to tug San Miguel to a Sport 7 in the course of the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup semifinals.
They, nonetheless, fell quick within the decider with the Beermen eking out a 100-93 victory to advance to the finals.
Just a few weeks later, he was named the new head coach of Magnolia, changing Chito Victolero on the helm as he leads the rebirth of the Hotshots.
Nonetheless, Tenorio stated a part of his coronary heart stays with Ginebra, whilst he now finds himself on the opposite facet of the storied rivalry with Magnolia.
“Sa aking bagong chapter, bilang coach, I’ll proceed to provide my greatest and serve the sport I really like. Ang pagiging parte ng PBA household ay mananatili. This isn’t goodbye,” Tenorio, a four-time Finals MVP, added
“Paalam sa jersey, pero hindi sa puso.”
Tenorio additionally thanked the ever-loyal Ginebra followers, who’ve been their gasoline of their ‘By no means Say Die’ mantra.
“To all of the followers – Barangay Ginebra, the perfect followers within the world-maraming salamat sa inyo! Hindi ko mararating kung nasaan man ako ngayon kung hindi dahil sa pagmamahal at suporta niyo,” Tenorio stated.
—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA Built-in Information
