SMART CLARK GIGA CITY – Injuries continue to hobble TnT Tropang Giga in their PBA Philippine Cup Finals campaign.
Main man Jayson Castro limped his way back to the bench early in the third quarter of Game Four Sunday night against Barangay Ginebra.
Initial word from the TnT bench had the 34-year-old Castro dealing with bone spurs and a hurting knee of which he has been playing through almost the entire bubble season.
Castro likewise had been favoring a calf injury that made him miss two games in the eliminations.
The Tropang Giga lost the match, 98-88, and fell 1-3 in the best-of-seven series.
Castro only had two points, two rebounds, and two assists when he sustained the injury and the Kings leading, 54-39.
"Yung bone spurs niya sa tuhod is bothering him," said TnT coach Bong Ravena.
‘The Blur’ is the second TnT starter to suffer an injury in the course of the best-of-seven title series after sophomore guard Ray Parks (strained left calf).
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