ZAVIER Lucero is out of the UP Maroons lineup in the UAAP Season 85 men's basketball Finals - and for the coming months.
The Fil-Am high-flyer shared to his team that he has suffered an ACL tear and will miss the winner-take-all Game Three on Monday between University of the Philippines and Ateneo.
[READ: Why Game 3 of UAAP Finals will be played on a Monday]
Program director Bo Perasol confirmed the news first broken by the Philippine Daily Inquirer, leaving the Fighting Maroons with one less key cog in their title-retention bid.
Lucero hurt his left knee midway through the fourth quarter of UP's 65-55 Game Two defeat to Ateneo last Wednesday.
His absence leaves a gaping hole on the Fighting Maroons wings, with MVP Malick Diouf and Mythical Team member Carl Tamayo counted on to fill the void.
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