Romwel Anzures

Gilas Pilipinas big man Justin Arana (#21). Photo from FIBA Basketball.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788011880460IMG_1789.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Gilas Pilipinas big man Justin Arana (#21). Photo from FIBA Basketball.MANILA — Gilas Pilipinas has tapped Justin Arana in place of the injured Carl Tamayo as it takes on Iran in a crucial match in the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers on Sunday.</div>Tamayo injured his left ankle at the 7:58 mark of the third period of their 82-81 overtime win against Jordan on Friday, paving the way for Arana to make his national team debut.According to Gilas head coach Tim Cone, there are still no updates on the severity of Tamayo’s injury.“He was taken for an MRI [magnetic resonance imaging]. No results yet,” Cone told ABS-CBN News.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/8/29/fiba-tim-cone-keeps-fingers-crossed-on-carl-tamayo-s-injury-0011">READ: Tim Cone keeps fingers crossed on Carl Tamayo’s injury</a></div>Tamayo already had eight points on 3-of-4 shooting to help Gilas crawl back from an 18-point deficit before exiting the game.Gilas, which is currently 3-4 in Group E, is hoping to sweep its home stand and return to .500.Arana was the only addition to Gilas’ Final 12 roster, joining Kai Sotto, Kevin Quiambao, CJ Perez, Scottie Thompson, and Dwight Ramos.Completing the roster are Juan Gomez de Liaño, Justine Baltazar, AJ Edu, June Mar Fajardo, Chris Newsome, and Troy Rosario.The Philippines-Iran match tips off at 8 p.m. at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.

“He was taken for an MRI [magnetic resonance imaging]. No results yet,” Cone told ABS-CBN News.

“He was taken for an MRI [magnetic resonance imaging]. No results yet,” Cone told ABS-CBN News.

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FIBA: Arana steps in for Gilas-Iran clash as Tamayo undergoes MRI

Rom Anzures,

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Published August 29, 2026 10:24 PM PHT

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