Photo from PBA Images CJ Perez and Aaron Black lead the initial batch of players to be recognized in the PBA Press Corps virtual Awards Night on March 7 at the TV5 Media Center. The 27-year-old Perez gets his second straight Scoring Champion award, while Black banners the All-Rookie Team to be...
Photo from FIBA The passion and purpose to coach were the deciding factors for Chot Reyes to consider and eventually accept the offer to return as coach of TNT Tropang Giga in the PBA. Reyes said that it was through this principle that he lives as a coach in the PBA, national team Gilas Pilipinas,...
Photo from PBA Images Vic Manuel finally got his wish Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 after Alaska traded the muscular forward to Phoenix Super LPG in exchange for three draft picks and guard Brian Heruela. The PBA approved the deal which put an end to the saga that began when Manuel sought for a trade...
(FIBA Images) Returning TNT coach Chot Reyes said the team is looking to make some moves in order to improve its title chances in the 46th PBA season. Reyes said during an interview with former PBA commissioner Noli Eala in the latter’s Power and Play program that the Tropang Giga is eyeing to...
Phoenix Super LPG forward Calvin Abueva (PBA Images) When the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters signed Calvin Abueva to a three-year contract last December, the coaching staff and management were ready for another ride with the mercurial forward. The team was willing to do that despite having a player...
Photo from PBA Images Alaska coach Jeffrey Cariaso bared that the situation between the team and star forward Vic Manuel remains at a standstill despite initial reports that the two sides are close to an agreement. Cariaso said in Friday’s The Game that the Aces are working out ways to entertain...
Rookie aspirants get a briefing during the 2019 Draft Combine. (Photo from PBA Images) The PBA won’t be staging its annual Draft Combine due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the league announced Friday, Feb. 19. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial made the announcement in order to assure the health...
Photo from PBA Images Greg Slaughter got some additional help in preparation for his PBA return by working out with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel teammate Japeth Aguilar. Instagram stories shared by Slaughter and Aguilar’s wife Cassy showed the two Ginebra big men taking part in a one-on-one...
Photos from PBA Images Calvin Abueva is excited to be once again teammates with Ian Sangalang now that he's a member of the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok. Abueva’s transfer from the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters to the Hotshots allowed him to reunite with Sangalang, a fellow member of the...
SURPRISEÂ - Rain or Shine star James Yap happily welcomes the surprise package from his family back in Italy on his 39th birthday on Monday, Feb. 15. (Photo from James Yap's Instagram account) Long distance? Rain or Shine star James Yap got no problems with that. At least for his special day....
Photo from PBA Images Coach Chito Victolero expects Calvin Abueva to have a smooth transition after Magnolia made a stunning move to acquire the energetic superstar in a trade with Phoenix Super LPG. The Hotshots put themselves in consideration as one of the early contenders for the PBA’s 46th...
Photo from PBA Images Rain or Shine owns the fifth overall pick in next month’s 2021 PBA Rookie Draft, and head coach Caloy Garcia is eyeing to select the best available talent regardless of the position. Garcia said the coaching staff and the management have not looked at possible selection...