BARANGAY Ginebra expects Scottie Thompson to be ready for its Christmas Day game against TNT in the PBA Commissioner's Cup.
Coach Tim Cone said the former MVP will be out for two to three weeks, but sees him playing on Dec. 25 when the reigning champions battle the Tropang Giga at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
"He'll be ready by Christmas. That's for sure," Cone said.
"(He) better be. Or else I'll injure him myself," he added in jest.
Thompson hurt his left leg when big man Bradywyn Guinto landed on it during a mad scramble for the ball in the Kings' game against Blackwater last week.
While he did finish the game against the Bossing, Thompson sat out Sunday night's 110-99 win over Terrafirma Dyip.
"Initial diagnosis from Doc (George) Canlas is 2-3 weeks minimum," said Cone.
But the do-it-all guard could be back even earlier, according to Cone, as Thompson is known to be a quick healer.
"We'll see. He wants to come back quicker. He said that about his hand when he broke his hand with Gilas. He said I'll definitely going to be back. All the doctors and everybody doubted him, and of course, he got back.
"So we're not going to doubt him at this point either," said Cone.
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