POY Erram sustained a right ankle sprain in TNT’s game against Barangay Ginebra on Sunday night.
TNT held its collective breath when Erram was seen writhing in pain at the 6:27 mark of the fourth quarter. Erram even crawled on the floor, and had to be helped by his teammates back to the bench.
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But Erram allayed fears of a major injury.
“Natapilok ako kanina,” said Erram. “Pahinga lang. Pero masakit pa rin. Kanina medyo manhid pa.”
“Pero at least, ngayon (hindi na). After ko mag-ice, maga na lang siya ng konti. Nasanay na ako matapilok,” said Erram.
TNT is already dealing with injuries to Jayson Castro (ruptured patellar tendon) and Rey Nambatac (groin), and has just got Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser back after he recovered from an ACL injury.
Erram has time to heal up as TNT will not play until Friday when it faces Magnolia in an important clash with quarterfinal-seeding implications.
“Mahaba pa naman ‘yung break. Sa Friday pa next game,” said Erram, who finished with two points, six rebounds, and one steal, although he was only 0-of-4 from the field, one of the many TNT players who struggled with their shooting in the 97-78 loss.
TNT made only 38 percent of its shots as a team.
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