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<div><img src="https://od2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com/api/upload-raw/20260528120524/c783035c1b308fc76972473172a4e89e303ece4e1e5db399b089458d1d9498a0.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Meralco&#x27;s CJ Cansino. PBA Images</div>MANILA – Not even a mask and nose injury can stop CJ Cansino in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner&#x27;s Cup semifinals.The Meralco Bolts guard has been wearing a mask, after getting inadvertently hit on the nose by Jordan Heading in Game 1 of their series against the TNT Tropang 5G.&quot;Nung Game 1 namin, fourth quarter ata &#x27;yun nung tinamaan ako ni [Jordan] Heading sa corner. So doon siya nakuha. May fracture daw,&quot; he said at the post-game press conference on Wednesday.  After two games of scoring below double digits, the 26-year-old delivered his best performance in a mask.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/5/27/pba-cansino-stands-out-as-meralco-survives-tnt-to-tie-semis-series-2227">READ: PBA: Cansino stands out as Meralco survives TNT to tie semis series </a></div>In Game 4, Cansino buried the four-pointer that gave Meralco some breathing room amid a fiery TNT comeback in the crucial stretch of the match.  The sophomore guard finished with 17 points and two rebounds in the victory that put the Bolts ahead of the Tropang 5G in the virtual best-of-three affair.Cansino admitted he experienced difficulty adjusting to the mask, but he was determined to put in the work to get used to it.  &quot;Kasi nung umpisa sobrang struggling. Kasi hindi kami nakapag-practice one day lang pagitan ng mga games. So talagang pinag-decide ko kung gagamitin ko ba o hindi,&quot; he shared.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/5/28/pba-it-will-be-scary-warns-mccullough-as-he-ramps-up-return-to-form-0116">READ: PBA: ‘It will be scary,’ warns McCullough as he ramps up return to form </a></div>&quot;So nag-reps nalang ako sa practice ng marami talaga. As in every day nag-rereps ako hanggang masanay ako. And then masasabi ko makakatulong naman &#x27;yun,&quot; Cansino added.Since he suffered a nose fracture, Cansino opted to wear the mask to minimize the chances of the injury affecting his game.  &quot;Mahirap kasi kapag hindi ko ginamit baka mas mailang ako na hindi maging physical kasi iingatan ko yung ilong ko. So sabi ko sanayin ko nalang na may mask,&quot; he said.  &quot;Well &#x27;yun nga &#x27;yung sabi, mag-mask ako para gumaling &#x27;yung fracture. So kapag tinamaan siya ulit kasi, ma-dislocate at kailangan na siya operahan,&quot; Cansino explained.The Bolts look to extend its lead against the Tropang 5G in Game 5 on Friday at the Araneta Coliseum.

Not even a mask and nose injury can stop CJ Cansino in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner's Cup semifinals.

Not even a mask and nose injury can stop CJ Cansino in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner's Cup semifinals.

PBA: CJ Cansino stars despite dealing with nose fracture in semis

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PBA: CJ Cansino stars despite dealing with nose fracture in semis

Paige Javier,

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Published May 28, 2026 07:36 PM PHT

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