HOUSTON Rockets do-it-all forward Chandler Parsons is enjoying not just playing basketball here in the Philippines but also the company of inarguably, one of the country鈥檚 most recognized faces in showbiz, KC Concepcion.
The 6-foot-9, third year forward, admitted to taking out the actress and commercial model out to dinner the other night, a few months after striking a friendship over Twitter.
鈥淲e had dinner last night. We had a mutual friend who put us in contact and hopefully, we can do some work together in the future,鈥� narrated Parsons, who was the team鈥檚 second-leading scorer last season. 鈥淪he鈥檚 a great girl and I had a good time last night.鈥�
The focus though, for Parsons remained on basketball, as the Rockets took their training to another level yesterday after suffering from jetlag last Tuesday.
鈥淭oday was much better. We ran in-game situations. We ran our defensive coverages. We went live, it wasn鈥檛 a walkthrough. It was definitely an intense practice and we got better today,鈥� Parsons said.
After averaging 15.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists last year, Parsons continued to fly under the radar but insisted that he wouldn鈥檛 want it any other way.
鈥淚t鈥檚 kind of been my path my whole career. I鈥檝e been flying under the radar and I never really got all the accolades growing up. I use that as motivation moving forward in my career. We have superstars and we have all these high-caliber players so I don鈥檛 need all that attention. I鈥檒l just come in everyday and do whatever it takes to win.鈥� /Correspondent Jonas Panerio
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