Terrafirma suffered a major blow to start the PBA Season 49 Governors' Cup after import Brandon Edwards sustained a torn ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) during the Dyip's practice game on Tuesday versus the Meralco Bolts.
Terrafirma suffered a major blow to start the PBA Season 49 Governors' Cup after import Brandon Edwards sustained a torn ACL during the Dyip's practice game on Tuesday versus the Meralco Bolts.'Our import suffered a mild ACL yesterday in our tuneup game against Meralco. Something snapped in his knee after falling by his lonesome,' Terrafirma coach John Cardel told the Manila Times, confirming the 33-year-old Edwards' knee injury.
Cardel said he was able to talk to the power-playing Hester, who is expected to arrive this coming weekend.'I was able to talk to Antonio Hester. He's ready to fly out of the U.S. and hopefully, he'll arrive either Saturday or Sunday,' Cardel said.Hester is fresh off a stint with Prawira Bandung in the Indonesia Basketball League where he averaged 15.3 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists in 25 games.
Taps Hester To Replace Injured Import
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