BARANGAY Ginebra starting center Japeth Aguilar remained confined in the hospital after coughing blood from a bad fall in the Gin Kings’ 115-108 win over Blackwater in their PBA 50th Season Commissioner’s Cup encounter at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Friday night.
READ: Japeth exits Big Dome early, heads straight to hospital after Upshaw collision
As per a medical update from the team, initial findings showed ‘trauma from the fall’ after the 39-year-old Aguilar collided with 7-foot, 300-pound Blackwater import Robert Upshaw early in the fourth quarter.
His health situation made the veteran big man doubtful for Ginebra's game against Titan Ultra on Sunday also at the Big Dome.
Not to worry, though, as Aguilar is stable and not in distress, according to the Gin Kings.
Just a bad fall
The onetime Gilas Pilipinas stalwart fell hard to floor after being banged by Upshaw when the import went for a basket underneath with 10 minutes remaining.
Aguilar played a couple more minutes before being replaced by Isaac Go, as there appeared to be blood on the former's mouth.
The 6-foot-9 Aguilar went straight to the dugout, where he later vomited blood.
That prompted the Ginebra medical staff to bring him to the hospital right away even with the game still ongoing.
Aguilar finished with 11 points and three rebounds in the Gin Kings’ fourth straight win that put them side by side with NLEX at second with similar 6-2 records.
The battle-hardened big had just scored on a one-handed, follow-up dunk at the other end prior to his bad fall.
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