THERE is still no word on Kean Baclaan’s status after a hard hit on his right knee at the 4:21 mark in the fourth quarter of La Salle’s 111-110 overtime win over University of the East on Wednesday.
The Green Archers playmaker was stretchered off the court and taken out of the Mall of Asia Arena on a wheelchair and onto an ambulance for further tests.
What is clear about the situation so far is that the said on-court incident with Red Warrior Wello Lingolingo could have potentially aggravated a prior calf strain he had been nursing.
It might’ve been something in the air or just an unfortunate coincidence that more than a few players from both sides took brief yet tough hits in the extended ball game.
Archers, Warriors do battle
Abate took a hit on the head from Jacob Cortez that led to the latter receiving an unsportsmanlike foul.
Even Precious Momowei took multiple falls, as he willed his way past the La Salle defense in over 40 minutes of play, albeit his monstrous effort went for naught.
The last of which was the Nigerian forward’s mid-air collision with Vhoris Marasigan in a layup attempt in the final seconds of sudden death.
Mike Phillips also had fatigue-induced issues with his right thigh prior to Jcee Macalalag suffering from cramps.
As the Green Archers wait to hear the news on Baclaan, they're keeping their fingers crossed that they won’t lose another key piece of their core after Mason Amos’ untimely MCL tear three days ago that will sideline him indefinitely.
Misfortunes aside, the green-and-white bucked a two-game skid to improve to 3-3 before squaring off with modern-day rival University of the Philippines on Sunday.
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