It was obvious that he was rooting for the team from Taft.
TNT Tropang Giga star Calvin Oftana can do a lot of things on the court. He can slash his way inside, he can shoot the long ball, and he can defend multiple positions.
Oftana is really one of those Swiss Army knife kind of guys.
On Wednesday, he played another role for TNT, but something way different from what we’re used to seeing. While on the team bus ahead of their game against the Anyang KGC Red Boosters in the East Asia Super League (EASL), the 27-year-old forward went full roast master and targeted his teammates who suited up for the UP Fighting Maroons in college.
Watching on the Pilipinas Live app (nice promotion, right?) from South Korea, Oftana trolled TNT rookie and former UP big man Henry Galinato, as the Fighting Maroons were about to lose the UAAP Season 86 title to the De La Salle Green Archers.
Oftana shared the hilarious scene on his Instagram Story.
“Bye-bye, UP! Bye-bye, UP,” Oftana mockingly said while pointing the camera at him and Galinato.
Another UP alumnus who’s now with TNT is Jaydee Tungcab. He too caught strays from Calvin’s clowning.
“Pre, okay ka lang?” Oftana sarcastically asked.
“Mukha bang okay ako?” Tungcab responded.
Meanwhile, TNT guard Kib Montalbo was all smiles since his alma mater was wrapping up its 10th UAAP title.
"Okay lang ako," chuckled Montalbo.
Oftana also cheered hard for his former San Beda Red Lions teammate Evan Nelle, who won a chip in his final year in the UAAP.
“Nelle, let’s go, boy! Let’s go, my guy!” Oftana yelled.
Nelle and Oftana won a championship together in the NCAA in 2018. And now that the La Salle guard's collegiate career has come to a close, a reunion in the pros might just be in the offing for the two.
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Oftana scored 25 points for TNT in their loss to Anyang KGC, 106-97. The Tropang Giga are now 0-4 in the EASL.
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