FELIX Lemetti and Stanley Pringle will be playing for Rain or Shine again once the PBA 50th Season Governors’ Cup resumes in October.
Lemetti and Pringle were recently spotted in action for the Elasto Painters during a tune-up game against Korean ballclub Changwon LG Sakers.
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Rain or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao confirmed that the two are fit to see action come the resumption of the conference.
“Ang good news, si Felix Lemetti maganda na ang kundisyon. I think he will be 100 percent by the time mag-resume ang PBA,” Guiao told SPIN.ph. “Same with Stanley Pringle. ‘Yung guard rotation namin medyo lalalim.”
Lemetti has been out since April 15 when he sustained a partial ACL tear after Terrafirma import Mubasahar Ali fell on his knee during a Commissioner’s Cup game.
The 38-year-old Pringle, the Best Player of the Conference in the 2020 Philippine Cup bubble, suited up for four games in the 50th Season Philippine Cup but has not played since.
The 2015 Rookie of the Year later underwent surgery to repair a right lateral meniscus tear.
Meanwhile, Santi Santillan is also on his way to recovery after suffering a fracture in his right middle finger. He has not played a single game in the Governors’ Cup, although Guiao remains unsure if Santillan could play in Rain or Shine’s first game back on October 9 against Barangay Ginebra.
“Si Santi, tanggal na ‘yung cast, nakakasali na sa non-contract drills. Pero ‘yung gamit niya ng right hand niya, hindi pa masyado, iniingatan pa niya, pinapatibay pa kumbaga. Pero kundisyon. Hindi mo naman kailangan gamitin ‘yung kamay, hindi siya tumaba. Tingin ko nga gumagaling pa nga siya sa kaliwang kamay niya,” Guiao said.
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