San Miguel bringing back Boatwright as replacement for ‘unprofessional’ Patton

MANILA, Philippines – Help, a proven one, is coming for San Miguel.

The Beermen are in the process of bringing back Bennie Boatwright as a replacement import in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup following the surprise no-show of Justin Patton.

Patton did not show up on Sunday, April 12, and left San Miguel fielding an all-Filipino roster in a 120-101 loss to Magnolia. 

“We’re waiting for Boatwright. Maybe he’ll be there next game,” said Beermen head coach Leo Austria in a mix of Filipino and English.

Austria called Patton “unprofessional” as the former NBA player failed to inform the team of his absence, with the Beermen only finding out an hour before the game that he was not playing.

Patton, Austria said, also did not participate in the team’s last three practices.