JAYSON Castro showed up to support TNT in make-or-break Game Six of the PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals against Barangay Ginebra.
Castro arrived at the Smart Araneta Coliseum ahead of the 7:30 p.m. tip-off in his first public appearance since sustaining a patellar tendon tear in his right knee that ended his season.
READ All the way from Guagua, injured Castro still giving an assist to TNT
Castro was still limping post surgery and was assisted by TNT utility staff as he took his place in the Tropang Giga bench minutes before the start of the game.
His presence couldn't have come at a better time as the Tropang Giga looked in shambles after a Game 5 loss that also saw a bench spat between coach Chot Reyes and big man Poy Erram.
TNT trail, 2-3, in the best-of-seven title series.
Castro sustained the injury in Game 2 of the semifinals series against Rain or Shine, and hasn’t been seen in games and practices, until Wednesday.
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