After 5 games back in the PBA, Kevin Alas tears ACL again

“We hope you join us and continue to support Kevin as he overcomes this challenge as well. #ArangkadaAlas” (Photo: NLEX Road Warriors/Facebook)

A few hours after the incident, the NLEX Road Warriors management confirmed, “We regret to inform the public that Kevin Alas sustained an ACL injury on his right knee during our February 2 game against the Meralco Bolts. Our medical team is set to confirm the extent of the injury through MRI results on Tuesday, February 5,” adding, “This is the same knee which was injured in last year’s Philippine Cup. According to our medical team, Kevin will be out of action for several months as he goes through another round of surgery and therapy. We thank our fans for supporting Kevin during his 2018 recovery. It is no secret that Kevin worked extremely hard to get back in fighting form for the 2019 PBA season. His therapists, coaches, teammates, and entire NLEX Road Warriors family are all witnesses to his patience, perseverance and desire to play the sport he loves.” The team ended the statement, saying, “We hope you join us and continue to support Kevin as he overcomes this challenge as well.”

As a response to his player’s injury, NLEX head coach Yeng Guiao shared in Filipino, “We are all sad – not just the players, coaching staff, management, even our families are devastated of what happened because Kevin is like family to us.” He added, “We are all praying for Kevin. We are supporting him all the way. We will be patient with him. We’ll wait for him until he gets back.” Guiao, who was Kevin’s second coach in his professional career, also told the media, “We know that he’s a strong boy – he has a strong personality and we know he can come out of this. We will just keep supporting him. We can only offer our prayers and encouragement.”