"To PNoy, Best wishes!"
This was the message of Filipino-American coach of the champion Miami Heat team, Erik Spoelstra on the visor of the autographed championship cap he gave to President Benigno S. Aquino III, in line with Assistant Secretary Renato Marfil of the Presidential Communications Operations workplace (PCOO).
Aquino received the black and grey Miami Heat's Official 2012 National Basketball Association (NBA) Champions Locker space Snap Back Adjustable hat last Friday, Marfil said in an exceedingly text message.
Spoelstra reportedly sent the cap through ABS-CBN sportscaster TJ Manotoc who lined the recent NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and therefore the Oklahoma town Thunder.
Malacañang didn't wish to require sides within the NBA finals however its officers are excited regarding the homecoming of the Filipino-American coach of the champion Miami Heat team.
"Congratulations to teach Erik Spoelstra. As I discussed earlier, we have a tendency to don't take sides however special mention and a really huge congratulations to teach Erik Spoelstra," Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said in an exceedingly previous interview.
Miami Heat superstar, LeBron James led his team to a 121-106 rout of the Oklahoma town Thunder to say the 2012 NBA title last June twenty two.
Told that Spoelstra said that he would bring home the championship trophy to the Philippines, Valte said that the news would surely excite his Filipino fans. "Oh, that might be smart. Coach Spo has several fans here within the Philippines who would really like to additionally convey their congratulations. and I am positive that of the plenty of fans are going to be excited," she said.
Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda who might not hide his admiration for Spoelstra said that he can check that to fulfill the champion coach if ever he gets to decision on President Aquino.
Spoelstra, 1st|the primary} Asian and therefore the first Filipino-American to teach an NBA team was raised in Portland by his mother Elisa Celino of San Pablo, Laguna and Jon Spoelstra, a Dutch-Irish-American who worked as an govt for varied NBA groups.
For the past 3 years, Spoelstra has came back to the Philippines throughout the off-season to evangelise to the Filipino youth the gospel of a healthy and active lifestyle by being an envoy of NBA match, the skilled basketball league's international health and wellness program.
