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    LA Tenorio shrugs off pain as PBA Ironman aggravates finger injury

    LA is not the PBA's Ironman for nothing
    Jun 1, 2019
    PHOTO: marlo cueto

    LA Tenorio remains firm in his decision to play through the pain despite aggravating his injured right index finger.

    "Yeah, kaya naman ilaro next game," he said, showing his heavily bandaged finger.

    Tenorio hurt his finger anew when he drew a charging foul on Jonathan Grey at the 4:23 mark of the fourth quarter. He immediately clutched his hand and bolted back to the dugout.

    The Ginebra veteran, however, was happy to note that the stitches on his wound stayed as is and he came out of that exchange unscathed.

    "Maganda ang pagkabalot. Nag-numb lang siya kaya sumakit ng sobra. I thought bumuka ulit kaya lumabas na agad ako kasi mas delikado yun, pero ok naman siya," he said.

    Despite his absence, Ginebra was able to gut out the tight 73-70 victory over NorthPort on Saturday to score back-to-back wins in the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup.

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      But Tenorio is the least surprised with the character his side showed despite him being out during crunch time.

      "Sa team na ito, for me lahat naman can contribute talaga. With our lineup right now and with our experience, anybody can play especially if there's an injury," he said after going scoreless after missing all of his seven shots in 25 minutes on the floor. He was still able to dish out five assists and grab three rebounds in the contest.

      That doesn't mean, though, that Tenorio will take the backseat and take precaution by sitting out the next games.

      "All the teams now are really tough to play, especially with bigger imports so I think this kind of games, ito yung mga kailangan namin for us to be ready in the playoffs. At least, nate-test kaagad kami with this kind of games," said the PBA's Ironman.

      "A win is a win. It's an ugly win, an ugly game, but at the end of the day, our defense was there at di namin pinabayaan yun. Yun ang kailangan namin talagang gawin every game."

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      Ginebra returns to action on Friday against Rain or Shine.

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