MANILA, Philippines, September 20 ------ Philippine basketball fans around the world have reason to celebrate as Barangay Ginebra captain LA Tenorio is now reportedly cancer-free, according to head coach Tim Cone. “His last PET (positron emission tomography) scan he took today in Singapore, it’s cancer-free, He’s finished with all of his chemo sessions, he’s been declared cancer-free, and they told him that within days, he can start practicing. In three or four days, he can return to practice.” Cone told reporters after a press conference concerning the Gilas Pilipinas Asian Games roster at the PBA office.
Last March 21, Tenorio rocked the local basketball scene with his diagnosis of Stage 3 colon cancer, which first manifested as persistent groin pain that hampered his last few PBA conferences with Ginebra. The 38-year-old veteran last made a significant impact in the Gin Kings’ title-winning 2022 Commissioner’s Cup, before quietly fading down the rotation in the succeeding Governors’ Cup and eventually breaking his legendary 17-year, “Iron Man” streak of 744 straight games.
“I said the only problem is, LA, you’re not on the [Asian Games] list, so we can’t include you in the national team,” Cone joked. “And I would have, I would have put him on the Asian Games team. He knows our system better than anybody. “It’s only all good news, all good news. Now he’ll come back, leaving at 6 tonight to come back to Manila.” he added.
Source: rappler.com
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