BRANDON Ganuelas Rosser has confirmed that he has suffered an ACL injury in a collision that happened early in TNT's Game Two loss to Rain or Shine in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals on Sunday night.
Rosser, 29, left Sunday's game with 3:54 left in the first quarter following a collision with Rain or Shine guard in a fastbreak play. The hard-luck banger stayed on the court for a few minutes before being aided back to the bench.
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He never returned.
On Tuesday, Rosser himself confirmed the ACL diagnosis - a major blow for the former first-round draft pick overall who is less than three months into his TNT stay after coming in on a three-team trade from NLEX.
There is still schedule for surgery, Rosser added.
According to a report released later by TNT team manager Jojo Lastimosa, an MRI revealed a 'significant high grade ACL tear and lateral meniscus tear' in Rosser's knee.
That is the latest setback in the PBA career of the the younger brother of TNT veteran Matt. He played just five games with the Road Warriors due to a stress fracture in the shin that he endured playing in the Gilas side in the Cambodia SEA Games.
He ended up aggravating the injury.
No Rosser for TNT in do-or-die vs ROS
Rosser's injury leaves TNT without its best big man for the deciding Game Three of their quarterfinal series against Rain or Shine on Wednesday.
His injury is also the latest setback suffered by TNT's frontline, which remains without Poy Erram and for a long time was left without Justine Chua until the latter was traded to Blackwater in the Rosser trade.
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