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PBA: Ginebra treading carefully with Chan, dela Cruz's injuries

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/06/15/20190617-ginebra.jpg"/><figcaption>Art dela Cruz remains out of action for Ginebra. Richard Esguerra, ABS-CBN Sports</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Barangay Ginebra is being careful with Jeff Chan and Art dela Cruz, after the two players suffered injuries late last month in the 2019 PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup.Chan sustained an ankle injury against Blackwater last May 24, which the Kings lost 108-107 in overtime. Dela Cruz, meanwhile, has not played since Ginebra&#x27;s 110-95 win over Meralco as he suffered a groin pull.After the Gin Kings hacked out a 110-107 overtime win over San Miguel Beer on Sunday night, coach Tim Cone provided an update on the two players.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pba/news/2019/06/16/pba-la-happy-part-history-ginebra-wins-1k-games-57889">READ: LA happy to be part of history as Ginebra wins 1k games</a></li></ul>&quot;Jeff had a really bad sprain, I mean it was a bad sprain, it wasn&#x27;t just a regular sprain, it was a really bad one. He had swelling and bruising, and that can take up four to six weeks, at least, for those kinds of ankle injuries,&quot; Cone revealed of Chan.&quot;We don&#x27;t have a timetable for Jeff,&quot; he said, adding that it was a blow to the team especially as their opponents have taken to using a zone against Ginebra.&quot;Jeff is probably one of the premier zone busters in the game, so we really miss him when teams go to zone,&quot; the coach said.As for dela Cruz, Cone said they are being &quot;extra careful&quot; given the player&#x27;s history of injuries. The former San Beda University star had just returned to action after a lengthy layoff due to a ruptured Achilles tendon, and had averaged 12 points and 5 rebounds in two games this conference.&quot;A groin pull, he has a groin pull on his left side I believe,&quot; said Cone.The team initially expected dela Cruz to be out for &quot;a few days,&quot; but it has been three weeks since dela Cruz has played. Cone noted that the kind of injury that dela Cruz sustained was unpredictable, and they are reluctant to rush him to return.&quot;I understand the last couple of days, they&#x27;ve been doing movements with him and so far, so good. So we&#x27;re hoping maybe by midweek he&#x27;ll be coming back to practice, but again we&#x27;re not gonna rush him,&quot; Cone said.&quot;He&#x27;s too valuable of a commodity for us, and he&#x27;s had an injury history that we wanna be careful with,&quot; he added.It remains to be seen if Dela Cruz will be available when Ginebra returns to action on Sunday, when they play against NLEX in Batangas.<div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</div>

Barangay Ginebra is being careful with Jeff Chan and Art dela Cruz, after the two players suffered injuries late last month in the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup.

Barangay Ginebra is being careful with Jeff Chan and Art dela Cruz, after the two players suffered injuries late last month in the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup.

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PBA: Ginebra treading carefully with Chan, dela Cruz's injuries

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published June 17, 2019 05:43 PM PHT

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