Rhenz Abando's comeback game in the KBL was against the Goyang Sono Skygunners, the same team he played against when he suffered his spinal injury in December of 2023.
To move on is to forgive.
Rhenz Abando returned to the Anyang lineup Sunday, leading the KBL champion Red Boosters to a much-needed win over the Goyang Sono Skygunners.
[Related: KBL: Rhenz Abando returns with a bang in Anyang victory]
It was the first game for Abando since late December, or since he suffered a nasty spinal injury ironically against the Skygunners.
Rhenz had a nasty fall after he had contact with Goyang import Chinanu Onuaku. The incident caused so much uproar that the KBL later issued a ?3 million fine Onuaku.
During Sunday’s clash, Abando and Onuaku met and seemingly made amends.
“Onuaku said, ‘I’m sorry… it wasn’t intentional,” Abando said, via the East Asia Super League.
“And I responded that I had no personal feelings,” Rhenz added.
[Related: Rhenz Abando about "85-90 percent" after return from spinal injury]
Abando’s return should be a big boost for Anyang, and while the team’s hopes for a KBL title repeat are all but lost, the team still has the EASL championship to defend.
The Red Boosters are in the EASL Final Four slated March 7-10 in Lapu-Lapu City, where they will take on rival Seoul SK Knights in the semifinals.