Despite the roller coaster of the last three days — from losing its super import in Bol Bol to the wild search for his replacement — TNT played inspired basketball and managed to upset Meralco in Game 3, 77-75, while playing all-Filipino. And there was a big reason why. It turned out the team...
TNT has decided to tap former San Miguel import Chris McCullough as its replacement for 7-foot-3 unicorn Bol Bol, who went down with an Achilles injury in Game 2. McCullough was inside the Mall of Asia Arena when an All-Filipino Tropang 5G pulled through with a 77-75 victory over the Meralco Bolts...
RR Pogoy came through with a booming triple as an All-Filipino TNT pulled the rug from under Meralco, 77-75, to retake the series lead in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup semifinals at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, May 24. Playing without an import and after Chris Newsome nailed what...
Injuries are inevitable at this stage of the conference where games get more physical, stakes get higher and recovery time becomes shorter. But while injuries are part of the game, it can’t be denied that they have played a huge factor in the quality and complexion of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup...
The more they are wounded, the fiercer they fight. That’s what Meralco head coach Luigi Trillo is expecting from TNT when they break the deadlock in Game 3 of their PBA Season 50 semifinals series at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, May 24. The Bolts veteran mentor is bracing for nothing but an...
Newly naturalized Filipino Malick Diouf is set to make his PBA debut. TNT has tapped the University of the Philippines standout as a stand-in import for the Game 3 of its PBA Season 50 Commissioner 's Cup semifinal series against Meralco on Sunday, May 24 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Standing at...
TNT is seeking replacement for injured import Bol Bol, who suffered a suspected partial Achilles tear during Game 2 of their of their PBA Season 50 Commissioner 's Cup semifinals series against Meralco. The Tropang 5G are in a race against time and team manager Jojo Lastimosa is busy making...
TNT import Bol Bol exited early after sustaining an apparent left foot injury at the 2:49 mark of the opening frame in Game 2 of their semifinals series against Meralco at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday, May 22. Bol drove hard against Javee Mocon but fell down and immediately clutched the back of...
Bol Bol delivered the killing blows as TNT survived a furious comeback from Meralco, 94-89, to draw first blood in their semifinals affair in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Wednesday, May 20. The 7-foot-3 center exploded for 37 points — none bigger than...
From the very beginning, the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup has been unpredictable. Perennial cellar-dwelling teams were suddenly in the middle of the pack, while some powerhouses seemingly struggled just to keep themselves in the playoff picture. But in the knockout rounds, just when fans...
TNT might have looked like a completely different team when it entered the playoffs but head coach Chot Reyes does not see any easy road ahead as they arranged a semifinals dance with Meralco in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup. In fact, the veteran mentor is actually seeing the opposite as...
TNT veteran guard Jayson Castro has joined an elite list after becoming the latest member of the 10,000 scoring club in the Tropang 5G’s 96-93 win over NLEX to live to fight another day in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals. Castro completed the feat at the 3:25 mark of the...
