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Filipino center Kai Sotto of the Koshigaya Alphas in action during the 2024-25 B.League season. Photo from Japan B.LEAGUE

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Dyan Castillejo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1755501764415IMG_8044.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Filipino center Kai Sotto of the Koshigaya Alphas in action during the 2024-25 B.League season. Photo from Japan B.LEAGUE"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Filipino center Kai Sotto of the Koshigaya Alphas in action during the 2024-25 B.League season. <em>Photo from Japan B.LEAGUE</em></span></span></span>MANILA — Kai Sotto has taken a huge step forward in his recovery from his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear.</div><div>The 7-foot-3 star of Gilas Pilipinas resumed non-contact training on Sunday, seven months after suffering a torn ACL in his left knee that required surgery last January.<br/><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1755501671869IMG_8043.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Kai Sotto"/><span class="fr-inner"><em style="text-align:left">Photo from Instagram: @kzsotto</em></span></span></span>Sotto joined the Koshigaya Alphas’ training camp in Saitama, slowly working his way into form ahead of the 2025–2026 Japan B. League season which is set to open in October.</div><p>Clips from his social media showed him doing solo drills offering a glimpse of progress that fans of both the Alphas and Gilas have been waiting to see</p><p>“Back for another year,” Sotto wrote on Instagram, alongside a photo with his team’s promotional display, signaling his intent to make a strong comeback.</p><p>Sotto previously missed Gilas’ trip in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to focus on his recovery.</p><p>“Nagre-rehab lang ako to make sure na mas malakas pa ako, para mas maayos pakiramdam ng tuhod ko kaysa sa previous days,” he shared. “It feels good, pero hindi pa siya perfect. So, hindi ko pwede madaliin ‘yung recovery ko.”</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/7/29/fiba-kai-sotto-to-miss-gilas-asia-cup-trip-to-focus-on-acl-injury-recovery-1333">READ: Kai Sotto to miss Gilas’ Asia Cup trip to focus on ACL injury recovery</a></div>

<p>Kai Sotto has taken a huge step forward in his recovery from his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear.</p>

Kai Sotto has taken a huge step forward in his recovery from his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear.

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Kai Sotto resumes non-contact training as B.League comeback nears

Dyan Castillejo,

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Published August 18, 2025 03:40 PM PHT

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