HEAD Coach Frankie Lim and NLEX got their wish at the 11th hour as import Jonathon Simmons suited up in a Road Warriors uniform and didn’t disappoint.
“I just slept early last night and I didn’t want to think about it [Simmons],” Lim said. “I just waited for a text message this morning that he can play and that’s about it.” The former San Antonio Spurs swingman has a more lucrative contract with the Shanxi Loongs in the Chinese Basketball Association thus restricting him from playing elsewhere.“I was pretty confident that he would play and that’s a big confidence push for us,” Lim said.
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