Barangay Ginebra mourns death of long-time masseur Mang Jun

Barangay Ginebra is in mourning after its long-time masseur Mang Jun Vicera passed away on Saturday.

In an Instagram post, Mark Caguioa penned an emotional message for the Gin Kings' beloved utility man.

"He is a legend and one of the most important key members of the team. You have Coach Sonny (Jaworski) and this guy Mang Jun," Caguioa said.

"If you're injured or you need a massage Mang Jun can do this for hours while telling you jokes. You can tell he loves working for Ginebra," he added.

 

 

 

 

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For the people that doesn't know Mang Jun he is a legend and one of the most important key members of the team. You have Coach Sonny and this guy Mang Jun. He is always there when you need him. If you're injured or you need a massage Mang Jun can do this for hours while telling you jokes. You can tell he loves working for Ginebra. If he thinks you're sick he will give you hot water in a bottle with vicks vapor rub inside and tell you to sniff it and it will clear your blocked nose (jokoy) I was like wtf is this Mang Jun ???????????? and it worked. From then on I started doing it because of him. Kidding aside we will all miss you and I'm sure the old school fans and old school players will miss you too. My heart truly goes out to the Vicera family. Rest in peace we love you Mang Jun ????????????

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Aug 8, 2020 at 10:26pm PDT

Head coach Tim Cone also tweeted his tribute, stating that Mang Jun was his "connection to the great Ginebra past."

Just heard the news of the passing of Mang Jun. He was really loved by the players and the organization, and he was my connection to the great Ginebra past. We all will miss him dearly.

— Tim Cone (@manilacone) August 9, 2020

Current and former Ginebra players Joe Devance, LA Tenorio, Sol Mercado, Jayjay Helterbrand, Allein Maliksi, Dylan Ababou, Rico Maierhofer, and Aljon Mariano also expressed their love to the late masseur.

"We will all miss you and I'm sure the old school fans and old school players will miss you too. My heart truly goes out to the Vicera family," Caguioa said. —MGP, GMA News