MANILA, Philippines — June Mar Fajardo made history by becoming the first PBA player to win a fifth Finals Most Valuable Player after leading San Miguel Beer to a title-clinching 92-77 win over TNT in their PBA Season Philippine Cup Finals Sunday night.
The 36-year-old Fajardo piled up monster Finals averages of 19.7 points, 18.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.0 blocks per game.m en route to capturing the top individual Finals trophy named after cage legend Ramon Fernandez.
TNT simply had no answer to Fajardo’s dominance in Game 6 as the pride of Pinamungahan, Cebu finished with 29 points and 23 rebounds.
The latest career milestones puts Fajardo ahead of Danny Seigle, LA Tenorio, and James Yap for the most Finals MVP awards won in league history.
Fajardo’s latest PBA feat adds to his legendary status, that includes nine league Season MVPs, 10 first Mythical Team selections, eight All-Defensive team citations, and a Defensive Player of the Year award.