A lot can change in a year. Ten years? That’s a lifetime in basketball. Just ask Mark Barroca.
It was 2015, and the then-Star Hotshots were clawing for survival in the Philippine Cup quarterfinals. Every possession counted, every inch covered.
And then, the moment that’s haunted Barroca for years—he coughed up a crucial turnover, the play that shifted the momentum and ultimately changed the course of the game.
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