PBA: NLEX's Kevin Alas suffers ACL injury anew

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/sports/02/04/20190204_kevin.jpg' ><figcaption>Kevin Alas. <em>Richard Esguerra, <a href='https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pba/photos'>ABS-CBN Sports</a></em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA, Philippines — <strong>(UPDATED)</strong> In a brutal development, young NLEX guard Kevin Alas has suffered another ACL tear — in the same knee that he also injured last year.</p><p>Sources confirmed to ABS-CBN News that Alas had suffered the injury on his right knee after a bad fall in the Road Warriors’ game against Meralco last Saturday.</p><p>The injury came with just minutes left to play in what turned out to be an 87-83 win for NLEX, with Alas scoring 12 points.</p><p>Alas told reporters after the game that he felt “fine,” but immediately had an MRI done.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pba/news/2019/02/02/pba-japeth-untimely-ankle-injury-part-game-52929'>Japeth on untimely ankle injury: 'Part of the game'</a></li></ul><p>NLEX confirmed Alas’s injury on Monday evening.</p><p><script src='https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5' async type='text/javascript'></script></p><div class='fb-post' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/ArangkadaNLEX/photos/a.142265659799495/284331988926194/?_rdc=1&_rdr' data-width='auto'> </div><p>“According to our medical team, Kevin will be out of action for several months as he goes through another round of surgery and therapy,” the team said.</p><p>Alas also tore the ACL on his right knee on March 2018, during the semis of the PBA Philippine Cup against Magnolia. He missed the rest of the season.</p><p>Incidentally, both injuries occurred in the same venue — the Ynares Center in Antipolo.</p><p><strong>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href='http://sports.abs-cbn.com'>ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</strong></p>

<p>Alas told reporters after the game that he felt “fine,” but immediately had an MRI done.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pba/news/2019/02/02/pba-japeth-untimely-ankle-injury-part-game-52929'>Japeth on untimely ankle injury: 'Part of the game'</a></li></ul><p>NLEX confirmed Alas’s injury on Monday evening.</p><p><script src='https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5' async type='text/javascript'></script></p><div class='fb-post' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/ArangkadaNLEX/photos/a.142265659799495/284331988926194/?_rdc=1&_rdr' data-width='auto'> </div><p>“According to our medical team, Kevin will be out of action for several months as he goes through another round of surgery and therapy,” the team said.</p><p>Alas also tore the ACL on his right knee on March 2018, during the semis of the PBA Philippine Cup against Magnolia. He missed the rest of the season.</p><p>Incidentally, both injuries occurred in the same venue — the Ynares Center in Antipolo.</p><p><strong>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href='http://sports.abs-cbn.com'>ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</strong></p>

<p>Sources confirmed to ABS-CBN News that Alas had suffered the injury on his right knee after a bad fall in the Road Warriors’ game against Meralco last Saturday.</p><p>The injury came with just minutes left to play in what turned out to be an 87-83 win for NLEX, with Alas scoring 12 points.</p>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/02/04/20190204_kevin.jpg' ><figcaption>Kevin Alas. <em>Richard Esguerra, <a href='https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pba/photos'>ABS-CBN Sports</a></em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA, Philippines — <strong>(UPDATED)</strong> In a brutal development, young NLEX guard Kevin Alas has suffered another ACL tear — in the same knee that he also injured last year.</p>

<p>(UPDATED) In a brutal development, young NLEX guard Kevin Alas has suffered another ACL tear — in the same knee that he also injured last year.</p>

(UPDATED) In a brutal development, young NLEX guard Kevin Alas has suffered another ACL tear — in the same knee that he also injured last year.

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PBA: NLEX's Kevin Alas suffers ACL injury anew

PBA: NLEX's Kevin Alas suffers ACL injury anew