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UAAP: Lingolingo speaks up after Baclaan injury, apologizes
University of the East guard Wello Lingolingo has been suspended for three games by the UAAP for an unsportsmanlike foul against La Salle's Kean Baclaan.
The foul occurred when Lingolingo dove for possession and landed on Baclaan's knee, resulting in a torn MCL and ending Baclaan's season.
Lingolingo apologized to Baclaan, his family, and supporters, expressing remorse for the incident.
He stated that it was never his intention to hurt anyone and that he was simply going for a loose ball dive.
The UAAP classified the foul as an unsportsmanlike Criteria 2 due to excessive and forceful contact.
Lingolingo, who had scored 24 points before his ejection, was also given a technical foul for faking a foul.
His suspension will begin with UE's game against Far Eastern University and continue into the first two games of the second round.
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