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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1742626814834PBA Images17.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Ginebra coach Tim Cone. <em>PBA Images</em></span></span></span></div><p>ANTIPOLO – Barangay Ginebra had options in case Justin Brownlee won&#x27;t be able to play for the rest of the PBA Season 49 Commissioner&#x27;s Cup Finals.</p><p>Tim Cone said one alternative was naturalized Filipino center Ange Kouame, although the Ginebra mentor said he had &quot;a little bit of a knee issue.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I had spoken to Ange personally, and asked him to come, in case,&quot; said Cone. &quot;But he had a little bit of a knee issue. So we weren&#x27;t sure that he&#x27;d be able to but we were thinking maybe we&#x27;d have to go all Filipino Friday, then maybe he could go on Sunday, Ange.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/3/22/pba-heres-how-tim-cone-described-justin-brownlee-s-thumb-injury-1304"><strong>READ: PBA: Here&#x27;s how Tim Cone described Justin Brownlee&#x27;s thumb injury<br/></strong></a></div><p>&quot;That was our thoughts if Justin would have been out for the series.&quot;</p><p>Another name came up, said Cone, and it could have been a storyline for the ages if it happened. He revealed that Rondae Hollis-Jefferson&#x27;s brother Rahlir was actually a Plan B for them.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/3/21/pba-finals-ginebra-rallies-late-to-defeat-tnt-equalizes-series-2159"><strong>READ: PBA Finals: Ginebra rallies late to defeat TNT, equalizes series<br/></strong></a></div><p>&quot;We were exploring options, we were making phone calls, there was some talk about getting RHJ&#x27;s brother as well,&quot; Cone bared, asserting that they&#x27;re open to all possibilities.</p><p>&quot;We had everything on the table. Al Francis [Chua] was the one really in charge of that.&quot;</p><p>But everything went well for the Gin Kings, as Brownlee pushed through injury, leading the team to a series-tying 95-78 victory over TNT in Game 4 at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.</p><p>The Gilas Pilipinas mainstay was named player of the match after producing 23 points, 12 rebounds, and five assists.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iZKe1mRhIIM??si=tDfT8EU170t_mbe8&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Barangay Ginebra had options in case Justin Brownlee won't be able to play for the rest of the PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup Finals. #PBAFinals</p>

Barangay Ginebra had options in case Justin Brownlee won't be able to play for the rest of the PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup Finals. #PBAFinals

PBA: Cone says Rondae's brother Rahlir, Ange Kouame were options as replacement for Brownlee

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PBA: Cone says Rondae's brother Rahlir, Ange Kouame were options as replacement for Brownlee

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published March 22, 2025 03:08 PM PHT

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Updated March 22, 2025 07:29 PM PHT

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