The road to winning the 2022-23 PBA Governors' Cup got tougher for TNT with top gunner Roger Pogoy set to undergo surgery after suffering from a fractured right pinky.
TNT interim coach Jojo Lastimosa said Pogoy tried poking the ball away from Ginebra big man Christian Standhardinger in TNT's loss in Game Three. Instead, his right pinky hit the body of the 33-year-old Filipin-German, which caused the injury.'Sumundot siya kay Christian sa isang play I think nung third quarter. Tumama yung isang pinky niya sa katawan ni CStand so we're gonna miss Roger in the series,' Lastimosa said, ruling out the Cebuano hotshot, who is averaging 17.
The TNT mentor said without Pogoy, he expects Calvin Oftana and even Kib Montalbo to step up the plate as the title series heads to the homstretch.'We just hope Calvin here continues to shine, then Kib and even Jayson kasi total break talaga yung pinky and that usually two to three months to heal,' explained Lastimosa.Oftana and Montalbo had huge scoring nights on Sunday, firing 16 points and making four triples each to help TNT lambast Ginebra, 116-104 and level the series at 2-2.
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