Eight-time MVP

San Miguel Beer superstar June Mar Fajardo thanks the Philippine Basketball Association and his supporters after winning an unprecedented eighth PBA Most Valuable award on Sunday before the start of the Governors’ Cup at the Araneta Coliseum. The 6’10” Fajardo, who edged teammate CJ Perez and new Terrafirma Dyip big man Christian Standhardinger, averaged 17.8 points, 13.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.7 blocks per game in PBA Season 48. He is joined here by PBA commissioner Willie Marcial and the league’s governors.