La Salle coach Topex Robinson throughout a UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball recreation. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines — Coach Topex Robinson on Saturday apologized for his actions throughout La Salle’s first-round win over rival College of the Philippines final week and admitted he was damage by accusations made in opposition to him.
Robinson broke his silence every week after the controversy, on the identical day the UAAP launched a press release saying it had given the coach and the UP guard “stern warnings” for his or her unsportsmanlike conduct.
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Each events dodged suspension as a result of the league mentioned that there was no “conclusive proof” on the allegations that Robinson had spat on Torres and that the UP gamers used profanities in opposition to the coach.
READ: UAAP: Topex Robinson, Reyland Torres keep away from suspension
“I hope this serves as a lesson to everybody that in case you don’t have stable proof, please don’t make accusations as a result of it’s actually painful,” mentioned Robinson in Filipino after the Inexperienced Archers’ 77-68 win over their first-round tormentor College of the East.
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“I’ve protected my identify for therefore lengthy. The place I’m at the moment, I received right here with out dishonest anybody. I received video games as a result of I did the correct factor. So that you can accuse me of being a foul particular person… However I forgive you,” he mentioned.
Robinson additionally requested followers to cease any additional accusations in opposition to Torres who, in response to the UAAP assertion, “handed in very shut proximity to Coach Robinson twice.”
“And now, I might additionally prefer to ask on your understanding. Please don’t accuse the kid, since you received’t be capable to deal with what I went via. I hope you can even present understanding for what he has performed, as a result of I understand how tough it’s,” mentioned Robinson.
READ: UAAP: Topex Robinson, Reyland Torres given ‘stern warning’–supply
“Once more, I apologize to the kid for what I did, for placing the blame on him, and I hope we will have an opportunity to neglect this. Let’s cease throwing accusations at others.”
Robinson, although, referred to as out a sure Mrs. Villanueva, who allegedly shouted at him in entrance of his household exterior the Mall of sia Area after the sport, and for individuals who referred to as him “squatter as an insulat.
“Mrs. Villanueva, you embarrassed me in entrance of my household and different individuals, and also you accused me. The explanation I couldn’t reply was as a result of I actually didn’t do what you mentioned. I hope that after we see one another, you’ll even have the braveness to confess that you just have been flawed in accusing me,” the La Salle coach mentioned.
WATCH: Robinson calls out a sure Mrs. Villanueva, who “shouted at him exterior MOA Area” and apologizes for the heated alternate throughout the recreation. #UAAPSeason87 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ pic.twitter.com/DJc10GVHng
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And to those that referred to as me ‘squatter,’ thanks as properly, as a result of I actually labored onerous, and no matter I’ve achieved now, I earned it via onerous work.”
“My solely query is, if somebody is a squatter, does that make them a foul particular person? It’s not like they need to be poor, however they work onerous. They studied, received scholarships, and now they’ve a greater life. They used their hardship to enhance their lives for his or her households.”
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Amid the controversy, Robinson vows to remain targeted on La Salle’s title-retention bid shifting ahead.
“I’ll all the time dwell by what we all the time pray at La Salle. I’ll proceed to do all my actions for the love of you,” he mentioned, preventing via tears.
