MANILA -- In a rare moment, an elated James Yap gamely showed his affection for his Italian girlfriend shortly after the star cager's team, San Mig Coffee, clinched the PBA Governors' Cup title on Friday night.
The 31-year-old basketball player, who has repeatedly evaded discussing his relationship with Michela Cazzola, was seen kissing his girlfriend of more than a year before some 20,000 spectators at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The candid moment, which saw a beaming Cazzola with Yap planting a kiss on her cheek, happened minutes after San Mig Coffee defeated Petron Blaze, 87-77, in their seventh and last match in the PBA Finals.
Also among the personalities spotted at the event were actress Danica Sotto, the wife of San Mig Coffee's Marc Pingris; and UAAP stars and siblings Jeric and Jeron Teng, with their father Alvin.
While Yap appeared to be open about his relationship with Cazzola as he took to Instagram to share their private moments starting June, the basketball star would always remain tight-lipped in interviews on the subject of his girlfriend.
Cazzola is a secretariat specialist at the Asian Development Bank in the Philippines. She is no stranger to the country, ABS-CBN News has learned, as her father also worked here for a time.
Yap was previously in a relationship with actress-host Kris Aquino, with whom he has a son. The former couple's marriage was declared null in February last year.
Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/10/26/13/spotted-james-yap-gf-do-pda-after-san-mig-win
