Leo Awards spotlight to shine on Fajardo

June Mar Fajardo. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net

PBA fans who won’t be able to watch the 2015 Leo Awards live Friday at Smart Araneta Coliseum can catch it on television.

The event will be shown live on Aksyon TV at 5 p.m. before Game 4 of the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals between San Miguel Beer and Alaska tips off.

The Leo Awards spotlight will be on Beermen center June Mar Fajardo, who will receive his second straight MVP trophy while Globalport’s Stanley
Pringle is also set to be named the Rookie of the Year.

Apart from being automatically included in the Mythical First Team, the 6-foot-10 Fajardo is also expected to be part of the All-Defensive Team and
is a nominee for the Sportsmanship Award.

The 25-year-old Fajardo is the first back-to-back MVP in 14 years or since Danny Ildefonso won it in 1999 and 2000.

After receiving another MVP plum, Fajardo and the Beermen hope to wrap up the championship series in a sweep and claim the franchise’s second crown this season. AU