(CNN Philippines) — “Lakay” is hanging up his shoes soon.
During his interview, along with former San Miguel teammates Olsen Racela and Danny Seigle, on CNN Philippines’ Sports Desk on Thursday evening (May 14), two-time Most Valuable Player Danny Ildefonso announced that he is retiring in August of this year.
The three Beermen stars – who had won five championships together from 1999-2001 – were on Sports Desk to share their experiences during their time with San Miguel.
Watch: Remembering SMB glory days with Racela, Seigle, Ildefonso
During the latter part of the show Ildefonso made the shocking announcement.
“Sa lahat ng mga fans namin nung panahon namin sa San Miguel maraming salamat sa inyo dahil hindi kayo nagsasawa kahit na wala na kami sa San Miguel, alam namin na andiyan kayo para sa amin,” said Ildefonso.
“And thank you for the 17 years sa pag-suporta sa amin kasi plano ko na rin mag-retire sa August. Naging kasama namin kayo sa pag-start namin hanggang sa naging successful kami sa San Miguel.”
Ildefonso was named MVP of the PBA in back-to-back seasons (2000, 2001) – the only player aside from Bogs Adornado and Alvin Patrimonio to achieve the feat.
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He was drafted as the first-pick overall by Formula Shell in the 1998 PBA draft but was traded to San Miguel for second overall pick Noy Castillo and cash.
Throughout his career, he has become an 8-time champion and 8-time All-Star, and was recently honored as one of the league’s 40 Greatest Players.
