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PBA: Aguilar a game-time decision anew after aggravating injury

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" Barangay Ginebra forward Japeth Aguilar in action against Meralco in Game 4 of the PBA Governors" Cup="" Finals.="" PBA="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/04/14/pba_gin-japeth-aguilar.jpg"/><figcaption>Barangay Ginebra forward Japeth Aguilar in action against Meralco in Game 4 of the PBA Governors&#x27; Cup Finals. PBA Images</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines -- Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone took responsibility after Japeth Aguilar appeared to have aggravated his calf injury in Game 4 of their PBA Governors&#x27; Cup Finals series against the Meralco Bolts, Wednesday.Aguilar has missed Ginebra&#x27;s last six games after sustaining the injury in Game 1 of their semifinals series against the NLEX Road Warriors. He finally suited up in Game 4 of the Finals, entering with 1:43 to play in the first quarter.The All-Star big man logged 10 minutes and 37 seconds of action, missing all three of his field goals and grabbing a rebound in Ginebra&#x27;s 95-84 win.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/13/22/pba-brownlee-thompson-power-ginebra-to-game-4-win">GAME RECAP: Brownlee, Thompson power Ginebra to Game 4 win</a></li></ul>Cone later explained that Aguilar &quot;had to leave the game&quot; as he was once again starting to feel the effects of his injury.&quot;I don&#x27;t know how badly it was reinjured. But once he went out, the trainers told me that he was out for the game,&quot; the coach explained. &quot;I don&#x27;t know how bad it was.&quot;&quot;That&#x27;s always, always the risk with a calf injury, that you reinjure it. We were trying to be really careful. I was trying not to overplay him. I only played him for like three or four minutes in the first half,&quot; he added.Aguilar was subbed out with 6:38 to play in the game, and Ginebra ahead 80-67. Cone admitted that he saw the forward begin to tire in the second half, but &quot;I didn&#x27;t have the discipline to take him out.&quot;&quot;I should have had more discipline to take him out. And if he has that injury again, that&#x27;s on me. That&#x27;s not on him,&quot; he said.The good news for Ginebra and Aguilar is that he has three days to recover before the pivotal Game 5 on Easter Sunday. Cone says the veteran will most likely be a &quot;game-time decision&quot; for the contest, where they look to take control of the best-of-7 series.&quot;Hopefully maybe two or three days, if maybe it wasn&#x27;t too bad, we&#x27;ll see. But I have no idea yet,&quot; he said.Aguilar, for his part, sought to downplay the severity of the injury and expressed optimism that he can suit up on Sunday.&quot;Pagpasok ko ng fourth, &#x27;yung konting takbo ko, nag-tight na siya ulit. So I asked to get subbed. I feel it&#x27;s more of the strength factor sa calf ko,&quot; said Aguilar, who last played on March 23.&quot;But I&#x27;m happy rin na na-try ko na siya sa game. Now I know ano pa &#x27;yung kailangang gawin to strengthen it,&quot; he added. &quot;I&#x27;m just gonna take it one day at a time. Tomorrow, we&#x27;ll see what I can do. Basta importante, ready lang ako sa Game Five.&quot;Despite playing limited minutes, Aguilar&#x27;s impact on the game was felt, said Cone.&quot;He did come out and play when we really needed him. You could see the impact he had on the floor. I mean, the impact defensively, the impact offensively, they had to play us a little differently,&quot; the coach said. &quot;We really needed him to do what he did today. I hope that doesn&#x27;t sacrifice anything for him in the future.&quot;

Japeth Aguilar has missed Ginebra's last six games after sustaining a calf injury.

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PBA: Aguilar a game-time decision anew after aggravating injury

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 14, 2022 02:07 PM PHT

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