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Last two minutes: Hester rejoins Terrafirma
Two days before the opening day of the PBA’s 49th Season, Terrafirma Dyip tapped the services of their former import, Antonio Hester.
Hester will be on his third tour of duty in the league and it became possible after an unfortunate injury happened to Brandon Edwards.
Edwards was the original import of the Terrafirma in the season opening conference Governors’ Cup but he suffered an ACL injury in their tune-up game against Meralco Bolts last Tuesday.
The Dyip crammed in searching for a replacement for Edwards but luckily for them, Hester was available and also excited to return to Asia’s first play-for-pay league.
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"I'm super excited to be joining the squad," Hester wrote via Messenger to PBA.ph. "This was my first home in the PBA, but I'm not yet in the Philippines and will be there, soon."
Hester first saw action with Terrafirma Dyip three years ago in the same conference where he averaged 28.1 points and 12.6 rebounds per game.
He returned to the PBA the following season for another Governors’ Cup campaign when he replaced Eric McCree as Magnolia Hotshots reinforcement.
With Magnolia, Hester averaged 27.8 and 15.7 rebounds in eight games and led the team to the quarterfinals as the fifth seeded squad but lost to the twice-to-beat Meralco Bolts in overtime, 113-107.
Hester will join newly acquired Dyip players and former BPC winners, Christian Hardinger and Stanley Pringle to form Terrafirma’s “Big Three” that could be a vital piece to have another playoff run.
