MANILA, Philippines–Twice, La Salle coach Topex Robinson embraced Kean Baclaan during the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament. Those two hugs, however, could not have been more different. The first came late in the first round of the eliminations against the University of the East, when Baclaan’s season took a frightening turn. In an unfortunate sequence, Baclaan injured his MCL after his knee absorbed the weight of a falling Wello Lingolingo. Battered and in pain, Baclaan was wheeled out of the arena. Waiting for him at the dugout was a teary-eyed Robinson. “Right after I got injured, he came to […]... Keep on reading: Kean Baclaan’s rise to UAAP champion fueled by Topex's trust