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    Meralco stuck with O'Bryant as replacement 'over the height limit'

    More bad luck for Bolts
    Oct 28, 2022
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    PHOTO: Jerome Ascano

    MERALCO may be forced to continue playing with Johnny O' Bryant.

    Replacement reinforcement Jessie Govan measured over the 6-foot-10 height limit and is not eligible to play for the Bolts' PBA Commissioner's Cup game against San Miguel on Saturday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo, sources said.

    [READ: Govan replaces O'Bryant as Meralco import]

    SPIN.ph learned Meralco decided to call off the scheduled official measurement of Govan, who played in the G League, Korean Basketball League, and Puerto Rico, after concluding that the import will go over the height limit.

    The team thus is left with no recourse but to bring back O'Bryant, who is according to insiders still in the country.

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