JAPETH AGUILAR can breathe easy now that he鈥檚 back on active duty for quarterfinal-bound Barangay Ginebra.
鈥淚t was nice to be out there with my teammates,鈥 the 6-foot-9 veteran said after playing his comeback game in a 93-86 win over TNT at the close of the PBA Commissioner鈥檚 Cup eliminations. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a preparation for the playoffs.鈥
Mr. Aguilar spent two weeks recovering from 鈥減neumomediastinum鈥 or air between his lungs. He sustained the lung-related condition after a hard fall during Ginebra鈥檚 115-108 win over Blackwater last April 24, forcing him out of three matches.
Finally getting medical clearance, the Ginebra stalwart was deployed in a starter鈥檚 role last Sunday, going up against the Tropang 5G鈥檚 fancied import Bol Bol at that.
The Gin Kings consciously helped Mr. Aguilar get warmed up, even going to him in their first play of the duel, where he tried to attack Mr. Bol but lost the leather.
Mr. Aguilar was thankful to have overcome this episode. 鈥 Olmin Leyba
