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...
Team-imposed penalty already enough, says commissioner Willie Marcial Phoenix Super LPG coach Louie Alas. (PBA Images) The PBA will no longer impose sanction on Phoenix Super LPG coach Louie Alas who was handed a 15-day suspension by his team for violating health protocols being observed during...
Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) president and Chief Executive Officer and NLEX governor Rod Franco, left, leads officials as Kevin Alas and Kiefer Ravena renew their respective contracts with the NLEX Road Warriors at the NLEX Office in Balintawak. Also in photo are NLEX president and...
SBP executive director Sonny Barrios (PSA Images) Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director Sonny Barrios said a bubble concept could be costly if leagues like the PBA would push through with such plan in order to resume their tournaments. The PBA is pondering the pros and cons of the...
2018 PBA Coach of the Year Chito Victolero of the Magnolia Hotshots, right, receives the trophy from Cecile Dalupan, daughter of the legendary Maestro Virgilio 'Baby ' Dalupan, for whom the award is named. (Spin.ph) Questions: Who won out as PBA Coach of the Year last season? San Miguel Beer’s...
PBA Chairman Ricky Vargas (PBA Images) PBA chairman Ricky Vargas said cancelling the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic will have massive financial implications for the league and its teams. The league is currently in the process of trying to resume the season in mid-October after teams started...
The Alaska Aces begin their scheduled and batch training amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (PBA) Games and Amusements Board chairman Baham Mitra encouraged the Philippine Basketball Association to consider doing a ‘bubble’ here when it resumes with its tournament instead of holding it abroad. Mitra...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) PBA commissioner Willie Marcial bared that a shortened version of the halted Philippine Cup could now be a possibility if the league is able to resume in mid-October. Marcial initially said that the Philippine Cup will only be held under its usual format...
Robert Bolick joins NorthPort practice after a 10-month hiatus due to his injury. (PBA) Robert Bolick joined NorthPort’s resumption of practice on Thursday at Green Meadows gym, 10 months after his rookie season was cut short by an ACL tear on his right knee. Photos provided by the PBA showed...
Meralco's Allein Maliksi recalls his student-athlete journey in University of Santo Tomas amid the controversies surrounding his alma mater. (PBA) PBA player Allein Maliksi couldn’t help but share his collegiate experience playing for University of Santo Tomas in light of the school’s...
