Star guard Dwight Ramos sits out Gilas Pilipinas sport in opposition to Hong Kong within the Fiba Asia Cup 2025 qualifiers. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines—Followers clamored for Dwight Ramos in Gilas Pilipinas’ 93-54 win over Hong Kong within the second window of the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers at Mall of Asia Enviornment Sunday evening.
With 3:25 left to play Gilas seemed to be in prime place to rout the Chinese language with a whopping 81-51 lead however some followers had been desperate to see one thing else.
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Nearly all of the 11,896 spectators in attendance began chanting “We wish Dwight!” however the loud cheers didn’t get them what they wished as Ramos fully spent the sport on the sidelines.
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“We wish Dwight,” chants echo all through the MOA Enviornment.
Nonetheless no enjoying time from him with 3:25 to go within the sport. Gilas leads 81-51. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/Ofkj0Avszp
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) November 24, 2024
Ramos spoke with Inquirer Sports activities for a quick second following Gilas’ protection of dwelling courtroom and mentioned his nagging proper knee was the explanation for him being benched within the Philippines’ second dwelling sport in 4 days.
“I harm my knee. My proper knee. [I hurt it] in Japan on the primary weekend when the season began,” mentioned Ramos.
“I wanted the additional day of relaxation in all probability ‘trigger I nonetheless have some nagging pains nevertheless it’s simply from getting back from damage. I acquired a flight again tomorrow (Monday to Japan) and can play this weekend so I nonetheless have an extended season.”
Ramos additionally confirmed that he performed harm in opposition to New Zealand on Thursday’s historic 93-89 win.
Dwight Ramos tells @INQUIRERSports why he wasn’t in a position to play vs. Hong Kong.
The Japanese B.League Filipino-import cited a proper knee damage for him sitting out Sunday’s sport. #GilasPilipinas pic.twitter.com/bIq6nGUq1A
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) November 24, 2024
In that sport, the Ateneo product performed for 33 minutes and completed with 11 factors, six rebounds and 4 assists.
Ramos bared that the ache from his proper knee wasn’t something new and that it was from an damage he sustained in the course of the first week of the Japan B.League’s 2024-25 season.
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“I’m nonetheless getting back from damage. I used to be out for a month and I performed lots within the final sport. I simply must get my situation again in form,” he mentioned.
Again in October, Ramos sustained a knee damage throughout Levanga Hokkaido’s opening weekend. He returned to motion for Levanga in early November.
The 26-year-old guard flies again to Japan on Monday to proceed his B.League duties with Hokkaido.