Right after San Miguel averted an Alaska sweep of the SMART BRO PBA Philippine Cup best-of-seven finals series following a come-from-behind win Game 4, SMB head coach Leo Austria spoke about the possibility of having June Mar Fajardo return to action.
The reigning back-to-back PBA MVP, who made history on Sunday by becoming the only player in league history to win the Best Player of the Conference award of the Philippine Cup for three straight seasons, has yet to see action in any of the four games played in the series but his coach has already marked his calendar – assuming the team can make it that far.
“Probably, if the series goes to a Game 7 and that would be February 3. We want to give him enough time to recover from his injury,” Austria told sportswriters.
“He’s the future of San Miguel, Gilas and the PBA. He wants to play, but we don’t want to aggravate his injury.”
Veteran guard Alex Cabagnot also wished for Fajardo’s speedy recovery but doesn’t want his teammate to force a return, hoping instead that he takes the time he needs to recover fully from the injury.
“First and foremost, I just want the best for June Mar. He has a long career ahead of him. Alam naman natin yung mga knee injuries, it’s not like a sprained ankle. Whenever he comes back, then he comes back, but we have to do our part,” Cabagnot said.
Fajardo himself is raring to get back onto the floor.
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