PBA Board will meet to discuss bubble proposal PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) The PBA Board of Governors will meet on Friday to discuss what bubble setup the league will adopt if the season can resume in the second week of October. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said league officials...
The Machine Gun signing off, says Williams Kelly Williams hangs it up after 13 PBA seasons. (PBA Images) TNT KaTropa’s Kelly Williams on Monday announced his retirement after 13 PBA seasons highlighted not only by championships and individual accomplishments but also for his ability to overcome...
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel's Scottie Thompson plays a virtual version of himself in the PBA Virtual Shootout. Barangay Ginebra San Miguel’s Scottie Thompson, Alaska’s Robbie Herndon and Blackwater rookie Chris Bitoon will represent their teams in the PBA Virtual Three-Point Shootout. Thompson...
Rain or Shine superstar James Yap tests negative for COVID-19. (PBA) PBA superstar James Yap of Rain or Shine has been allowed to return home to his residence in Alabang after he got a negative result on a swab test for COVID-19 upon arrival from Italy last Thursday. The two-time PBA Most Valuable...
After successful return to practice, Marcial hopes favorable response from JAO Group for scrimmages PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) PBA commissioner Willie Marcial is taking the next big step to restarting the stalled Philippine Cup two weeks after the pro league got the green light...
PBA coaches Yeng Guiao of NLEX, Louie Alas of Phoenix, and San Miguel's Leo Austria weigh in their thoughts if family visits should be allowed in the proposed "bubble" setup. (PBA) As the PBA discusses plans on where and how to have a ‘bubble’ for the possible resumption of the Philippine Cup,...
ABAP chief Ricky Vargas (PSA Photo) PBA chairman Ricky Vargas said it would be a big help for the league if amenities can be added in the proposed bubble setup for the possible resumption of the season next month . “Staying too much together is kinda difficult if you don’t have recreation,”...
Rain or Shine superstar James Yap with four-year-old son Michael "Bugoy" James, two-year-old daughter Francesca Michelle stayed and fiancée Michela Cazzola (Photo from James Yap's Instagram account @jamesyap18) Rain or Shine superstar James Yap is back in the country but apparently has left his...
From left, NLEX Road Warriors’ Cyrus Baguio, Asi Taulava and Mike Miranda working out. (PBA Images) Two weeks after PBA players, coaches and medical personnel underwent required swab testing prior to their return to practice, a second round of protocol, this time rapid testing, was performed on...
NLEX coach Yeng Guiao, right, and Rain or Shine mentor Caloy Garcia (PBA) NLEX coach Yeng Guiao and Rain or Shine counterpart Caloy Garcia are supporting the idea of a compact schedule if the PBA can resume its season under a bubble concept. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial earlier ruled out the...
The PBA will likely hold a compact schedule instead of a shorter format if the season can resume in October. (PBA Images) PBA commissioner Willie Marcial believes the league will go with a compact schedule instead of a shorter format if the season can resume in the middle of next month. “Sa...
Two years ago when James Yap left for Indonesia to play for the national team during the 2018 Asian Games, he understood that he would be away from his family for just a short period of time. Yap, who now plays for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, bid goodbye to his then two-year-old son Michael...
