POY Erram is doubtful to play on Friday due to a sprained right ankle suffered in Game Two of the PBA 49th Season Philippine Cup Finals.
TNT team manager Jojo Lastimosa said Erram is still being evaluated on the eve of Game 3 following the sprain that he sustained as he went for a rebound against June Mar Fajardo with 9:03 left in the third quarter on Wednesday.
“He will be evaluated. He might be out next game,” said Lastimosa on Thursday.
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Erram’s possible absence could be a blow to TNT’s title chances since the Tropang 5G big man has been tasked to defend Fajardo inside.
That job will now fall in the hands of Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser and Kelly Williams, who had just came back from an ankle injury. Henry Galinato Jr. could also be in for a larger role after he was deployed in Game 2 when Erram didn’t return to the action.
TNT has been hit with an injury bug over the last several months beginning with Jayson Castro sustaining a season-ending injury in his right patellar tendon during the Commissioner’s Cup last February.
Rey Nambatac, the Finals MVP of the Commissioner’s Cup, suffered a groin injury, and was scratched from TNT’s playoff roster due to a hip flexor.
RR Pogoy had only recently come back from a hamstring issue.
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