PARIS, France—Basketball leagues – pro and amateur – have sprouted like mushrooms in the Philippines, but the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) remains the “king” of all sporting shows. *PBA Chairman Ricky Vargas and Commissioner Willie Marcial (2nd and third from left) in a light...
From just doing the paper works and dealing with negotiations and player contracts when he joined TNT as a team manager in the Commissioner’s Cup to actually calling the shots for the team that would go all the way the Finals and win the franchise’s very first Governors’ Cup title, Tropang...
Mikey Williams nabbed the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals Most Valuable Player award after steering TNT to the championship title past Barangay Ginebra with a 97-93 Game 6 win on Friday night, April 21, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Williams bagged his second Finals MVP trophy following a 38-point...
The Beermen are eager to prove that they are now more than just a June Mar Fajardo team. And that was exactly shown when the rest of San Miguel Beer picked up the slack and fended off a hard-fighting NLEX, 120-106, to secure the twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals in the 2023 PBA...
Back to their usual stomping grounds, the Tropang Giga wasted no time flexing their might. *RR Pogoy and import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson connive in the huge second quarter explosion (PBA Images)* TNT displayed its vaunted firepower and blasted NorthPort, 134-110, to strengthen its hold of the top...
NorthPort battles for survival against TNT while San Miguel Beer and NLEX clash for the twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals as the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup resumes at the PhilSports Arena on Wednesday, March 15. *Robert Bolick looks to lead NorthPort to a victory against powerhouse TNT....
San Miguel Beer’s title aspirations took a huge blow following a knee injury to star big man June Mar Fajardo but the rest of the Beermen are not losing hope in seeing their main man return should they go deep into the playoffs. *June Mar Fajardo is diagnosed with a grade 3 MCL injury on his...
PASSI CITY – Magnolia players came out big winners in the PBA All-Star Weekend with Paul Lee winning the three-point shootout and Adrian Wong bagging the RSJ MVP citation – a string of success the latter hopes would carry over to the playoffs. Wong emerged as the brightest among the league’s...
Encho Serrano just kept the fire burning for Phoenix. The high flying guard took flight in the second half as the Fuel Masters pulled the rug from under the Converge FiberXers, 106-103, to give their playoff bid a huge boost in the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday,...
Magnolia puts its four-game winning streak on the line when it squares off against another playoff-seeking team in Meralco in the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Feb. 26. Magnolia is visibly enjoying its four-game winning streak (PBA Images) The Hotshots have...
NLEX saw little roadblocks on its way to a quarterfinals seat this time around. Kevin Alas dazzles in NLEX's masterful performance over Rain or Shine (PBA Images) The Road Warriors raced to a blistering start before shrugging off a late fightback from the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters en route to a...
NLEX and Rain or Shine aim to get their respective playoff bids back on track in the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday, Feb. 25. Greg Smith looks to bounce back from a dismal performance (PBA Images) Tip-off of the match is at 6:45 p.m. with the Road Warriors and...
