The Blackwater Elite with PBA commissioner Willie Marcial, center, during the 2020 PBA Media Day. (PBA Images) Blackwater coach Nash Racela raved at the progress his team had made before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the PBA to suspend the season after just one game. Racela felt the Elite were...
NLEX coach Yeng Guiao endorses NBA-style ‘tip line’ PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) Determined to make sure health guidelines are followed to ensure the safety of personalities involved should PBA teams resume practice sessions in the next few weeks, the league has set varying...
45th season, PH Cup may be cancelled if target month moved anew PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial said the season can be restarted as late as mid-October if the situation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic improves. But Marcial also said that anywhere...
Blackwater veteran forward hoping for the best PBA veteran and Blackwater forward KG Canaleta is saddened after news surfaced that the Elite team was put up for sale by owner Dioceldo Sy. (PBA Images) Blackwater forward Niño ‘KG’ Canaleta hopes that things will be sorted out between Elite...
The Blackwater Elite with PBA commissioner Willie Marcial, center, during the 2020 PBA Media Day. (PBA Images) The PBA on Thursday fined Blackwater P100,000 for holding an unsanctioned practice session even as it plans to investigate comments made by team owner Dioceldo Sy following his decision to...
The Blackwater Elite during the opening ceremony of the 45th PBA Season (PBA Images) Blackwater owner Dioceldo Sy is putting his team up for sale in the aftermath of possible sanctions from the PBA and the Games and Amusements Board for holding an unsanctioned practice over the weekend. Sy told...
Blackwater is expected to submit this week a written explanation surrounding its decision to hold practice over the weekend minus the PBA’s blessing. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial said a letter was already sent to the Elite management regarding the...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial, top, during PSA Forum webcast Tuesday. The PBA has given teams the option to extend the contracts of impending free agents until Dec. 31 to help ease the burden of those affected by the ongoing stoppage of the season due to the coronavirus pandemic. PBA commissioner...
Practice to be more of conditioning, individual training SMC sports director Alfrancis Chua, left, and Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone in file photo. (PBA Images) It will be Fundamentals 101 all over again for players of the three ballclubs under the San Miguel Corporation banner once the PBA gets...
Affected batch to cease training if member turns up infected PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said Monday that the league has added a few more measures to its health protocols, including “cluster isolation” as approved by the board to be part of...
Management committee to gather guidelines from other leagues for additional protocols In this file photo, the NorthPort Batang Pier practice social distancing during practice before the government implemented the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila last March. (Photo from...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) The PBA approved Saturday additional guidelines that will be implemented as part of the league’s plan to resume practices amid the COVID-19 pandemic. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said the league's Board of Governors agreed to have teams cover the...
