AFTER a month's absence, big man June Mar Fajardo is back in harness for San Miguel Beer.
The defending PBA Commissioner's Cup champions showrd up with the six-time MVP in uniform for the all-important game against league-leading Magnolia Hotshots on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Fajardo missed the team's last five games after undergoing throat surgery.
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Although in uniform, the 6-foot-10 Fajardo wasn't utilized by coach Leo Austria and watched the entire game on the bench cheering the Beermen.
San Miguel had an even 1-1 record when Fajardo went down with the injury following an inadvertent elbow by Rain or Shine import Steve Taylor Jr.
The team went 2-3 in the five games he didn't play but fell to 3-5 after the 85-80 loss to Magnolia on Wednesday night which Fajardo watched from the bench.
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