TNT Tropang 5G’s Poy Erram in street clothes during the PBA Philippine Cup Game 6 against San Miguel Beermen. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—TNT big man Poy Erram may be out for about a year after tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during the PBA Philippine Cup Finals.
During the halftime of Game 6 between the Tropang 5G and San Miguel Beer, Erram told the Inquirer that Saturday’s examination showed a torn left ACL after the initial diagnosis of a meniscal tear.
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“I just found out yesterday,” said Erram.
“Usually that injury lasts for about a year, so I might be out for a year,” he added in Filipino.
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Erram sustained the injury during Game 4 of the series when he tried to play through with a twisted right ankle.
Although he didn’t aggravate that same ankle in their 105-91 loss to the Beermen at Mall of Asia Arena, he suffered an even crucial injury in his left leg.
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Erram said that he will undergo surgery to fix the tear, but after his planned family trip after the PBA Finals.
“Yes [I’ll undergo surgery] but I still don’t know when because me and my family will head to the US after this series,” he said.
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“Gano’n talaga (that’s how it is),” he added before returning to the TNT bench to support the Tropang 5G’s bid to force a Game 7 against the Beermen.
In Erram’s last game before the ACL tear, he finished with six points and four rebounds.
