By JADEN ALBERTO

Intern

Former NorthPort guard John Amores made a surprising appearance on Boss Toyo’s famous Youtube show Pinoy Pawnstars, looking to sell two of his controversial keepsakes — his game-worn jersey in the notorious Jose Rizal University-St. Benilde brawl and a letter of encouragement sent by Vice President Sara Duterte — to help fund his business startup.

The 25-year-old cager, who was involved in an alleged shooting incident in Laguna last year and is only out on bail together with his brother, visited the content creator's shop and brought with him the memorabilia which he initially valued at P200,000.

“Mabili man ‘yan o hindi, okay na yung maging part na ako (ng Pawnstars). Kung mabili mas maganda,” Amores said.

Boss Toyo, whose real name is Jayson Luzadas, showed hesitation but settled for an offer of P67,500.

The pawnshop owner explained that he sees the memorabilia as long-term investments, telling Amores, “Pagka-nakabangon ka, at nakabalik ka, at naging maayos ka, maganda ‘to. This will serve as a lesson to everyone and everybody na same na nangyayari sayo.”

“Walang saysay ‘to pagka-dire-diretso ka pa rin (pababa),” he added.

Amores got his professional license revoked by the Games and Amusements Board last December, barring him from seeing action in any sanctioned tournaments in the country. 

Back in 2022, the once promising star of JRU lost his temper and charged toward the Benilde bench, punching players and had verbal altercations with officials. He was slapped with an indefinite ban by the NCAA and was subsequently dropped from the Bombers' basketball program.

Amores also struck a UP player in the same year during a UCBL game.