Anthony January shines for Buffaloes before leaving rumors: "Am I still here?"
The encounter between Hanoi Buffaloes and Saigon Heat at Hoang Mai National Stadium on the evening of August 22 not only recreates the VBA Finals series from last year, it also directs the attention of many basketball fans to Anthony January.
The Buffaloes' foreign soldier has recently had some "unusual" moves on social media, and it's not clear if his intentions have anything to do with playing basketball at VBA.
But after tonight's performance, January seems to have maintained his absolute focus and professionalism with the Hanoi Buffaloes, the team he currently plays for.
Playing 38 minutes (the most on the Buffaloes side), Anthony January scored 27 points with 16 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. His shooting rate is quite good with a total of 11-22 FG, including 2 successful 3-pointers.
It was January who made a move to the basket to help determine the victory for the Capital team, completing the comeback from 11 points, and the team won the final 81-79.
“I want to thank the fans. You guys were really great, focused on the game and cheered for both teams," said the American foreign soldier.
“Today was a tough match. We had to try to overcome the referee challenge a little bit but that's okay, we were the winners in the end.
A close victory, a collective victory and a worthy achievement for both the team and the fans."
Sharing more about the future story with Hanoi Buffaloes, Anthony January confirmed he has no intention of leaving and denied the recent information.
“Everything you are thinking about is not true. I'm still here, right?" January shared after his 12th Player of The Game title since the start of the tournament.
At VBA 2023, Anthony January is the brightest star of the Hanoi Buffaloes with 27.4 points, 17.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. His finishing is 43.4% FG, long throw is 35.9% 3PT and free throw rate is 71.7% FT.
Farewell to a player who is in excellent form like this right in the sprint of the Regular Season will bring a lot of difficulties, especially in finding a suitable replacement for the team that has entered the reels.
With the above sharing from Anthony January himself, perhaps the replacement of this American foreign soldier by Hanoi Buffaloes is unlikely to happen.
In the next match, Hanoi Buffaloes will have a trip to the South, as a guest on the field of Cantho Catfish on the evening of August 25. They will then have a week of rest before playing the final match of Regular Season 2023 against Nha Trang Dolphins at 19:30 pm on September 2.
