MANILA, Philippines – Chris Ross pulled no punches on his opinion on Terrence Jones after the San Miguel guard was headbutted by the TNT import in Game 3 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals on Friday, August 9.

Suffering two busted lips in their first two encounters, Ross was headbutted by Jones this time during a dead ball in the opening frame. 

“He’s mentally a baby. Mentally, he’s a baby,” Ross told reporters. (READ: Ross to continue mind games, says up to Jones to be ‘mentally strong’)

“I got two busted lips and now a lump from a dude that’s mentally three, two years old.” 

Ross also contested the severity of the referees’ calls following the incident as he incurred a technical foul while Jones escaped what could have been his second straight ejection with a flagrant foul penalty 1. 

“I got a tech for no reason. I didn’t turn and talk to him or anything. They gave me a tech for nothing. They said they thought I said something to him. You can’t give a tech for you thinking something,” he said. 

“That was their explanation to me. I think that’s BS. I was going straight and then he came and headbutted me. I thought that was more than an F1. They called what they called but he’s mentally a baby.”

As he remained on the court, Jones powered a 24-0 run the KaTropa used to erase an early 17-point Beermen lead on the way to 115-105 victory that gave them a 2-1 advantage in the best-of-seven series.

Jones finished with a near triple-double of 37 points off 5 three-pointers to go with 18 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 blocks. 

“I thought I’ve seen people ejected for a headbutt. I guess not today,” Ross said. 

Chris Ross gets headbutted by Terrence Jones in Game 3 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals.

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— Rappler Sports (@RapplerSports) August 9, 2019

Ross and San Miguel will look to tie the series up in Game 4 at the Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, August 11. – Rappler.com