Zero crowd, less grandeur, but fans are eagerly anticipating the resumption of the Asia's first play-for-pay league. (PBA Images) The PBA officially makes its grand return from a seven-month layoff on Sunday with diehard fans expected to be glued either through their television sets, laptop or...
Part 2 Calvin Abueva in uniform? Sounds exciting for the fans. But the energetic forward must meet the conditions first before getting the clearance to play. (PBA Images) A pair of finals rematches, a game that could possibly feature Calvin Abueva and two teams facing off for the first time since...
Part 1 The 45th season opened with much glamour last March. But the scene would greatly differ inside the bubble when action begins. (PBA Images) Fans couldn’t hide their excitement even after the PBA released the official schedule of the 45th season resumption on Sunday under a bubble setup in...
TNT and Alaska will usher the opening of the PBA restart on Sunday. (PBA Images) TNT and Alaska officially unfurl the restart of the PBA Philippine Cup when they clash in the first game Sunday under a bubble setup at the Angeles University Foundation gym in Pampanga. The Tropang Giga and Aces...
The auto shop of Javier in Binan, Laguna. (Photo from Top Boss Auto Garage FB Page) TNT Tropang Giga center Chris Javier understands the risk of starting a new business now that there is an economic predicament in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the University of the East...
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...
San Miguel coach Leo Austria says the PBA bubble will be a historic one. (PBA Images) San Miguel coach Leo Austria believes it would be a “unique” experience for all the 12 teams that will go inside the “bubble” in Clark for the October 9 opening of the PBA. While league observers are...
In this file photo, TNT KaTropa’s Jayson Castro shoots over Barangay Ginebra San Miguel import Justin Brownlee during their PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinal match. (PBA Images) TNT will carry the moniker Tropang Giga in time for the restart of the PBA Philippine Cup inside the bubble in Clark,...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial set the deadline for the submission of team lineups on Wednesday afternoon. (PBA Images) PBA teams have until Wednesday afternoon to submit their 15-man roster for the planned resumption of the season under a bubble setup in Clark, Pampanga. Commissioner Willie...
