ANTIPOLO - For the second time in as many nights, it is feared a PBA player has suffered another major injury at the Ynanes Center.
Just a day after NLEX import Dequan Jones suffered multiple leg fractures in a game against TNT, upcoming Titan Ultra rookie Bryan Sajonia went down with a non-contact injury in a PBA Governors Cup game against SMB on Wednesday.
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Television replays showed the stocky Titan Ultra guard's right knee buckled while trying to finish a fastbreak against San Miguel veteran Marcio Lassiter at the 8:51 mark of the third quarter and the Beermen leading, 73-55.
Sajonia was stretchered off of the playing court and stayed in the Titan Ultra dugout before being brought to the hospital.
The unfortunate incident came less than 24 hours after Jones suffered a full right leg fracture in more or less the same spot of the Ynares Center court in the Road Warriors' overtime win over sister team TNT on Tuesday night.
As per Sajonia himself, he twisted his left knee that caused him to fall down while trying to elude Lassiter.
He didn't heard anything pop though, when he fell down.
Sajonia. who was part of coach Rensy Bajar's starting unit against the Beermen, played for 17 minutes in the Giant Risers' 143-113 loss.
He finished with four points, two rebounds, and four assists before going down with the injury.
A Finals MVP when San Beda won the NCAA Season 101 men's basketball crown, Sajonia was a fourth round pick (no. 39 overall) by Northport (now Titan) in the last Season 50 draft.
He averaged 12.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.0 assists for the Giant Risers, numbers which attracted other teams from inquiring about him with Titan.
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