Photo from PBA The Philippine Cup bubble was indeed a breakthrough campaign for big man Justin Chua. The Phoenix stalwart receives a first major career award after being named as the Top Bubble D-Fender by the PBA Press Corps in the recently concluded season. Chua will be officially bestowed the...
Meralco guard Aaron Black (PBA Images) Aaron Black said the Outstanding Rookie award will serve as motivation to work harder going into his sophomore season with the Meralco Bolts. The 23-year-old guard became the lowest pick ever to bag the top honor for first-year players after prevailing over...
Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone (PBA Images) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel coach Tim Cone hailed the selection of Stanley Pringle, Japeth Aguilar, Prince Caperal and Scottie Thompson to individual honors in the PBA Special Awards while hoping to see the trend continue when it defends the Philippine...
Most Improved Player Prince Caperal of Barangay Ginebra (PBA Images) Fans on social media spent the early aftermath of Sunday’s PBA Awards Night weighing in on whether those bestowed were deserving or if some were left out of consideration of the top honors. Much of the discussion centered on the...
The contenders for the Best Player of the Conference plum. (Photos from PBA Images) The spotlight will shine brightly on the one who gets to be named the Best Player of the Conference on Sunday when the PBA holds its virtual Awards Night to honor the top performers of the recent Philippine Cup...
Terrafirma guard CJ Perez knows that he has slim chances of winning the Best Player of the Conference plum. (PBA Images) CJ Perez understands that he has very remote chances of winning the Best Player of the Conference in the PBA Awards Night given Terrafirma’s lowly performance in the PBA...
Meralco big man Jammer Jamito goes for a shot against San Miguel players in the quarterfinals of the PBA Philippine Cup. (PBA Images) Meralco coach Norman Black is excited to have big men Nonoy Baclao and Jammer Jamito back for the 46th PBA season which is being eyed to start in April. Baclao...
TNT guard Jayson Castro (PBA Images) TNT veteran playmaker Jayson Castro has started his journey to recovery from his knee injury caused by bone spurs while combo guard Ray Parks Jr. continues the rehabilitation of his left calf. Castro, 34, underwent a surgery to remove the bone spurs on...
Prince Caperal of Barangay Ginebra (from left), Reynel Hugnatan of Meralco and Jason Perkins of Phoenix. (PBA Images) The inclusion of Reynel Hugnatan to the list of nominees for the PBA Most Improved Player award was seen as a surprise for many that the honor is usually given to younger players....
Meralco rookie Aaron Black could end up making history is he wins the Outstanding Rookie award on Jan. 17. (PBA Images) Meralco’s Aaron Black could make history if he ends up being named the Outstanding Rookie in the PBA Awards Night that will be held virtually on Jan. 17. Black will become the...
Phoenix shooter Matthew Wright (PBA Images) There’s a likely scenario that at least one worthy candidate could miss out on a spot in the Mythical Five selection of the PBA Philippine Cup bubble. That’s because eligible voters are expected to have a difficult time choosing two backcourt players...
Calvin Abueva of Phoenix is among the five players nominated for the PBA Samboy Lim Sportsmanship Award. (PBA Images) Calvin Abueva’s exemplary conduct in his return from an indefinite suspension didn’t go without notice after being nominated for the Samboy Lim Sportsmanship Award. The Phoenix...
