Thunderbolts’ Charles Garcia Apologises to Fans

Belize City Thunderbolts player Charles Garcia is breaking his silence after a courtside clash with a spectator during Saturday night’s game at the Sacred Heart Auditorium. That fan was Ministry of Health and Wellness CEO Dr. Julio Sabido, who attended the match in a personal capacity.

Today, Garcia came to our studios to publicly apologise and clear his name. He said the moment does not reflect the man he truly is.

“First of all, basketball is my passion, my job, my life. I have been doing it all my life,” said Garcia. “If I feel a fan is heckling, which I respect, but then you hit someone with a threatening gesture, I am going to react.”

“I have a lot of regrets. I have an image. I am a father. I have a beautiful daughter, and I am a family man,” he added. “I want to maintain that image. I am a good dude and seeing this, that is not who I am. My mom raised me well.”

Garcia said the backlash has been difficult. “Now I am walking on the street, and everybody is looking at me different.”

Dr Sabido has accepted Garcia’s apology and is not pressing charges.