Terrence Romeo out of bubble season with shoulder injury

CLARK FREEPORT – San Miguel’s PBA Philippine Cup title defense suffered another blow when point guard Terrence Romeo was ruled out of the bubble season due to a shoulder injury.

“He’s out for six to eight weeks. ‘Yun ang sabi ng doctor in PT (physiotherapist) namin. So, it is more or less a month and a half ”, confirmed Austria in a phone call with the Manila Bulletin.

“For me, na sya this conference,” he added.

According to the initial diagnosis, Romeo suffered a right shoulder dislocation after colliding with TNT guard Ryan Reyes with 4:57 to play in the second quarter of the Beermen’s 88-107 loss, their second consecutive bubble loss. , Friday night.

The 5-foot-10 guard was actually one of the bright spots as he scored 11 points, a rebound and an assist, keeping San Miguel at a distance of attack, 35-43 before injury.

He was rushed to the nearby Medical City, part of the bubble in Clark, Pampanga, and was able to return to the Quest Hotel early Saturday in a sling.

Romeo was scheduled to meet with orthopedic surgeon Dr. José Raúl Canlas on Saturday afternoon at the hotel.

The three-time scoring champion is the second San Miguel player to be ruled out of the short season after six-time MVP June Mar Fajardo suffered a shin injury during the offseason.

Austria said the brewers’ bid for a record sixth Philippine Cup championship will only get tougher from now on.

“I think ‘yung has a chance of nandoon pa rin, but it will be difficult for us.”

San Miguel (1-2) will face Terrafirma (0-2) on Monday without winning