JAPETH Aguilar could be returning in Barangay Ginebra's final PBA Commissioner's Cup elimination-round game against TNT on Sunday.
Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone said Aguilar is scheduled to return to practice on Tuesday after resting for a full week following a bad fall in the game against Blackwater that left him hospitalized for a couple of days.
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The fall affected his lungs, with Aguilar needing complete rest to recover. During that time frame, Aguilar missed three games including Sunday's win over Rain or Shine. He also hasn't showed up in practices and games.
“Most likely,” said Cone, when asked if Aguilar will already be available against TNT where Ginebra will be battling against Bol Bol.
Cone said Aguilar will still need to go back in shape since he hasn't done any strenuous activity during the layoff.
“He is supposed to return to practice on Tuesday. We will see how he reacts. He's had absolute, total, total rest. No running. No activity. He hasn't been working out at all. He is almost like bed rest for almost 10 days or something like that,” said Cone.
“It's really about him getting back into shape and if we don't feel like he is in shape, because when you are not in shape, those are the times when injuries come in. So we want to make sure he is 100 percent before we put him on the floor come Sunday.”
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