Lito Tacujan, who covered the infant years of the PBA before becoming the sports editor of The Philippine Star, reflected on the great Crispa-Toyota rivalry in 2023 and was later posted by Philstar.com.
The rivalry
By Lito A. Tacujan
Posted Thursday, April 20, 2023
Philstar.com
Its all fire and brimstone.
The be-all and end-all of what the core of the PBA was all about in its first eight years.
The Crispa-Toyota rivalry was probably forged in hell for all the scintillating games they dished out, the thrillers that sometimes ended in violent brawls and inflicted injuries to the players.
Or at one time being hauled to a military camp.
“There’s no rivalry so intense, contentious, personal.” said an old PBA watcher.
