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    Jamie Malonzo likely to beg off from Asian Games bid, says Cone

    Ginebra high-flyer suffered a bruised hip and tailbone from a bad fall in Gilas loss to South Sudan
    Sep 7, 2023
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    INTERIM Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone hinted Jamie Malonzo may not make the men’s national team lineup for the Hangzhou Asian Games, no thanks to a hurting back he suffered during the FIBA World Cup group phase.

    Cone said he personally talked to his Barangay Ginebra player Wednesday and the conversation wasn't positive.

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    “It looks like he will beg off from the Asian Games,” said the 65-year-old Cone of Malonzo, who was part of the Gilas lineup submitted by the Philippine Olympic Committee to Asiad organizers. “He still has a lot of soreness (in his body).”

    The Fil-Am forward had a bad fall during Gilas’ game against South Sudan which it lost, 87-68. Malonzo finished with four points in the loss that denied the country a shot at qualifying for the Paris Olympics.

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      Due to his hurting back, the high-flying forward out of La Salle sat out the team’s 96-75 win over China in its last outing in the World Cup.

      A check with long-time national team physical therapist Dexter Aseron said Malonzo suffered a bruised hip and tailbone.

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