Photo from PBA Alaska and Blackwater were given the responsibility of raising the curtains for the PBA 46th season’s centerpiece Philippine Cup this Friday, July 16 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. The Aces and Elite square off at 12:30 p.m. following a simple opening rites set 90...
Magnolia Pambansang Manok (Photo from PBA) Three PBA teams have moved to different practice facilities in Batangas due to the recent activities of Taal Volcano. A story posted on the PBA website said that Magnolia, Phoenix and Blackwater were forced to relocate over concerns of “the gases and...
Five PBA teams kicked off the start of full practices and 5-on-5 scrimmages Thursday, May 20 in Batangas City. Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, Magnolia and Terrafirma held their sessions at the Lyceum of the Batangas campus while NorthPort and Phoenix trained at the Batangas City Sports Center. San...
Photo from PBA Blackwater guard Simon Enciso thinks something positive would come out following the controversy that happened with one-time backcourt mate Bobby Ray Parks Jr. and former team TNT Tropang Giga. Enciso and Parks were roommates during their time with the Tropang Giga in the PBA...
Hesed Gabo scores a layup during his stint with BRT Sumisip Basilan in the 2019 PBA D-League Foundation Cup. (PBA Images) Phenom BRT Sumisip will take the spot of Blackwater in the new 3x3 tournament the PBA aims to start this year. PBA vice chairman Bobby Rosales confirmed the addition of Phenom...
Photo from PBA Barangay Ginebra San Miguel coach Tim Cone recognizes talent when he sees one, and from what he saw from rookie Andre Paras, there is one quality in the center’s game that impresses the champion mentor. “He has a big rep as a big time rebounder. He’s a big time rebounder,”...
Photo from PBA Blackwater coach Nash Racela believes the three players he picked in last month’s PBA Rookie Draft will be key pieces once the pro league’s 46th season tips off sometime this year. The team which will now carry the moniker Bossing didn’t have any first round picks during the...
Blackwater is taking a chance at Kelly Nabong despite the troubles that hounded the temperamental big man throughout his PBA career. The Bossing are signing Nabong to a short-term contract, returning to the team he had played during his time in the PBA D-League from 2011 to 2012. Nabong joins...
Blackwater Bossing owner Dioceldo Sy expressed his concerns regarding the plan to start the 46th PBA season on April 18 because of the spike in COVID-19 positive cases in Metro Manila. The league initially penciled the league return on April 11, but moved it to the 18th for the season-opening...
Photo from PBA Blackwater owner Dioceldo Sy is a happy man. The amiable longtime basketball patron has reasons to be ecstatic as the franchise got Andre Paras in the 46th PBA Rookie Draft Sunday, March 14, in a virtual procedure held at TV5 in Mandaluyong City. “I’m happy to get what we need in...
Photo from PBA TNT, reeling from the decision of Ray Parks Jr. to skip the upcoming season, made an immediate remedy by acquiring NLEX’s No. 4 pick in this weekend’s PBA Rookie Draft in a three-way trade that included Blackwater. The PBA approved the deal late Wednesday, March 10, with NLEX...
'NOTHING IS PERMANENT' - Baser Amer expresses gratitude to his former team Meralco after the Bolts traded him to Blackwater recently. (PBA Images) Baser Amer reflected on his five-year stint with the Meralco Bolts that ended when he was traded to the Blackwater Elite. The Bolts parted ways with...