MANILA, Philippines — It’s been more than half a year since NLEX last played in the PBA and that long wait only made the team more anxious to step on the parquet floor.
Guard Kevin Alas said the extended layoff took so much toll that the moment they started practicing again their coaches had to remind them to tone it down.
The Road Warriors were ousted from the 2020 Philippine Cup in November and it wasn’t until May that the team was able to conduct full-contact practices recently wrapping up their five-day training bubble at Beverly Place in Mexico, Pampanga
“We were eliminated in November so it’s been more than six months and you can really see the intensity in practice,…
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