CHICAGO - Carl Tamayo will not play in this month's Window 5 of the Asian qualifiers for the 2027 FIBA World Cup.
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone broke the bad news to SPIN.ph on Monday afternoon.
"Carl badly re-sprained his ankle last night in his game in Korea and is out for the November window," the concurent Ginebra coach said in a text message.
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Cone added that the 6-foot-9 power forward for the Changeon LG Sakers will "be ready for the February window in Cebu."
The former UP Fighting Maroon is averaging 11.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per in 11 games with the Sakers this season.
It will be remembered that Tamayo suffered a Grade 2 sprain in his ankle during Gilas' dramatic win over Iran in the August qualifiers of the FIBA World Cup.
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