ANTIPOLO — Rondae Hollis-Jefferson will undergo surgery soon to repair the torn Achilles tendon he suffered during Meralco’s EASL outing last Saturday.
The three-time PBA Best Import already left for the States a day after sustaining the said injury to focus on recovery, according to head coach Luigi Trillo.
“Agad na ‘yun,” said the veteran mentor.
Hollis-Jefferson went down in pain halfway through the third period of the Bolts’ eventual 93-91 against Macau at The Capital Arena in Ilagan, Isabela.
The former NBA veteran never returned to the match and left with 15 points, four rebounds, seven assists, and a block in 19 minutes of play.
Meralco improved to 3-2 in Group B, but that came at a high cost, as ‘RHJ’ will be out for a significant amount of time to recover.
