I am the elder statesman of the team and it is my obligation to pick up the cudgels for our ballclub,” ayon pa kay Lipa. “And even if it was not Pacquiao who he degraded, kahit ‘yung pinakamaliit na player namin sa team o ballboy, I will also confront him because I know that is wrong.
Tila nagsasakdal at nangungutya ang mga sulat na ipinadala ni PBA Commissioner Chito Narvasa para kay Mahindra team consultant at many-time national team coach Joe Lipa kung kaya hindi nito sinipot ang pagpapatawag na ginawa ng una sa kanyang tanggapan dahil sa pagdidipensa ng huli kay Enforcers playing coach Manny Pacquiao sa umano’y di magandang komento ng PBA chief.