First and second shows Magnolia players Paul Lee, Jackson Corpuz, Ian Sangalang and Meralco's Chris Newsome (not seen in photo) on their way to Angeles University Foundation for scrimmage. Third and fourth photo shows teams' physical therapists taping the ankle and legs of Lee and Newsome....
Both Marc Pingis (Magnolia) and June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel) will miss the PBA restart. (PBA Images) Several teams will be missing key players in Clark, Pampanga when the PBA resumes with the Philippine Cup on Oct. 9. Already without reigning six-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) June Mar Fajardo,...
Screenshots from the Youtube channels of Scottie Thompson and Rubie Chua-Lee. PBA players have yet to discover what real life would be inside bubble in Clark, Pampanga. But when they do adjust to the new environment, it will be business as usual for these players at the Quest Hotel. Paul Lee of...
A welcome sign for the huge contingent of PBA teams. (Photo from BCDA Group) The first batch of players who arrived Monday are slowly adjusting to the new environment inside the Quest Hotel as they prepare for a lengthy life inside the bubble in Clark, Pampanga. Since checking in, the players,...
PBA player Paul Lee, Jio Jalalon and Ian Sangalang bid farewell to their families for the bubble in Clark, Pampanga. (Photos from the Instagram accounts of Paul Lee, Jio Jalalon and Ian Sangalang) The PBA players, including the coaches and league staff, embark in a rare journey toward a place of...
The Magnolia Hotshots go through the protocols inside the Quest Hotel. (Photo from Clark Development Corp.) Barangay Ginebra on Tuesday leads the last batch of teams that will head to Clark, Pampanga for the start of life inside the PBA bubble. Defending PBA Philippine Cup champion San Miguel Beer...
Quest Hotel will house hundreds of guests when the PBA bubble starts. Five teams will be the first ones to experience life inside the bubble as the PBA contingent begins to set up camp in Clark, Pampanga on Monday. Magnolia, TNT, Meralco, Phoenix Super LPG and Terra Firma are the squads scheduled...
PBA players try the lie detector drinking game. (Screenshot from Re-Create's Youtube channel) The PBA season is preparing to return under a bubble concept next month. The resumption of practice was only given a nod last month but scrimmages and actual games can proceed inside the bubble in Clark,...
PJ Simon retired from the game after 17 seasons with the Purefoods franchise. (PBA Images) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel veteran Mark Caguioa led a group of past and present players who paid tribute to PJ Simon following the Magnolia guard’s decision to retire after 17 PBA seasons. Caguiao and...
San Miguel Beer's Terrence Romeo tries to get past Magnolia's Mark Barroca, left, and Ian Sangalang during their PBA game last March 8. SMB won 94-78 before the season was suspended three days later. (PBA Images) San Miguel Beer already has an edge once the PBA restarts its season inside the Clark...
Rain or Shine's Beau Belga (PBA) As PBA teams eye their respective return to practice sessions, several players think it would only take a month for them to get back in game shape and hopefully resume with the Philippine Cup. Rain or Shine’s veteran center Beau Belga said their return to training...
Return to practice next for these 3 teams Members of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel await their turn to get tested Wednesday at the SMC complex in Ortigas, Pasig. (SMC Images) San Miguel Corporation sports director Alfrancis Chua bared Wednesday that two of the three PBA ballclubs under the SMC banner...
