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PBA: NLEX 'devastated' after Alas suffers another ACL injury

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/02/05/20190205-alas.jpg"/><figcaption>NLEX guard Kevin Alas has suffered another ACL injury. Richard Esguerra, <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pba/photos">ABS-CBN Sports</a></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines -- Just when it looked as though NLEX was about to go on a roll in the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup, disaster struck again.NLEX guard Kevin Alas is out indefinitely after <a href="https://web.facebook.com/ArangkadaNLEX/photos/a.142265659799495/284331988926194/?type=3&amp;theater">suffering another ACL tear</a> on his right knee -- the same knee that he also injured in March 2018 -- in the closing minutes of their game against the Meralco Bolts last Saturday.It is a truly difficult development for Alas, who had just worked his way back from an ACL tear on the same knee and had begun to recover his rhythm after a slow start to the season. He scored 12 points against Meralco in NLEX&#x27;s 87-83 win, before leaving after the scary fall that caused his injury.&quot;I admit this is very depressing and frustrating,&quot; said Alas in an emotional Instagram post. &quot;This is a tough situation for me, but tough times don&#x27;t last.&quot;NLEX head coach Yeng Guiao said the team was &quot;devastated by what happened.&quot;&quot;We are all praying for Kevin, and we are supporting him all the way,&quot; he added.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pba/news/2019/02/05/pba-kevin-alas-confirmed-another-torn-acl-52996">READ: Kevin Alas confirmed to have another torn ACL</a></li></ul>And as they did back when Alas suffered his injury last year, the franchise will &quot;be patient&quot; as their star guard recovers from this latest setback. &quot;We will wait for him &#x27;til he gets back,&quot; said Guiao, who has no doubt that Alas can make a full recovery. &quot;We know he&#x27;s a strong boy, he has a strong personality, we know that he can come out of this.&quot;&quot;So we will just keep supporting him. We will be patient and we can only offer our prayers and encouragement,&quot; he added.Still, Guiao said to see Alas go down again -- after all the player&#x27;s hard work in recovery and therapy -- was a tough pill to swallow.&quot;Lahat kami nalungkot. Hindi lang &#x27;yung players, coaching staff, management, even our families are devastated by what happened because Kevin is like family to us,&quot; he said. Making it even more difficult to accept was that Alas was already beginning to play better, after a brutal start to the Philippine Cup where he once shot 2-of-21 from the field in a two-game stretch. With Alas finding his rhythm on offense, NLEX had put together back-to-back wins for a 2-3 win-loss record.&quot;Sabi ko nga, kung kailan gumaganda &#x27;yung laro ni Kevin, nangyari na naman. And you must recall, noong nangyari &#x27;yun, Kevin was also playing his best basketball when it happened (last year),&quot; said Guiao, referring to the Alas&#x27; first ACL tear that happened in the semifinals of the All-Filipino Conference against Magnolia.They have no other option but to keep supporting their ailing guard.&quot;We will just have to be strong for him. Kailangan maging malakas kami, and we will also dedicate our Friday game to him, for the contribution he&#x27;s made, for the effort he&#x27;s made, for his leadership of this team, of our team,&quot; Guiao said.&quot;For the meantime, that&#x27;s the best we can do.&quot;NLEX plays the unbeaten Phoenix Pulse FuelMasters on Friday at the Mall of Asia Arena.<div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</div>

Just when it looked as though NLEX was about to go on a roll in the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup, disaster struck again.

Just when it looked as though NLEX was about to go on a roll in the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup, disaster struck again.

PBA: NLEX 'devastated' after Alas suffers another ACL injury

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PBA: NLEX 'devastated' after Alas suffers another ACL injury

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published February 05, 2019 12:07 PM PHT

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