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For Donte Greene, what made TNT’s 112-103 victory over San Miguel on Friday more special was him shutting up the brash Charles Rhodes.
“I guess he feels like he’s a top dog out here,” he said. “He plays on the best team so you know, he wants to talk his trash but I told him I’m not the one. I do this for a living, literally, and I take on all challenges.”
With Rhodes on his ears all game long, Greene shared that it really motivated him to deliver for the KaTropa as he unloaded 41 points, 21 rebounds, four assists, and two blocks in the tiff.
“I love it when guys get talking and he wanted me to come play him. I came and played him, blocked his shot and he stopped talking after that,” he said.
Contrary to Rhodes’ claim that he was scared to guard him, the former Sacramento King said that he was just wiser in the duel knowing the situation they’re in.
“I wasn’t scared to guard him. He plays for San Miguel, so you know, he has the refs in his back pocket. There’s no point of trying to go man up with him,” he said. “I guarded him when I needed to guard him. And I blocked his shot so he can have that.”
With all the exchange, Greene admitted that it made him want to meet the Beermen again come playoff time.
“Hopefully, we’ll see him in the playoffs,” he said, while adding that for him, it’s nothing personal. “I think we both respect each other and he knows it’s all in the game. It was all good fun.” /atm