DINDIN Santiago-Manabat and the rest of Choco Mucho had their ailing star Kat Tolentino in mind when they overcame mighty PLDT for its third straight win in the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Conference.
It's been 18 days since Kai Sotto tore the ACL on his left knee and multiple sources told me that the 7-foot-3 center still hasn't gone under the knife because of swelling issues.
For head coach Taka Minowa, the missing link is the absence of a tireless spiker just like their American import Oly Okaro who ranked second in the league in scoring in the Reinforced Conference.