Andray Blatche (FIBA image) PBA chairman Ricky Vargas believes that naturalized players should be given the opportunity to play as locals. Vargas made this sentiment weeks after former Gilas Pilipinas mainstays Andray Blatche and Marcus Douthit expressed their desire to play in the league. Though...
Photo from PBA NorthPort’s Robert Bolick emerged as the leader of two statistical categories among locals before the PBA Governors’ Cup went on an indefinite break due to the COVID-19 surge. The third-year guard continued to show why he has become one of the league’s rising stars, leading the...
Rodney Brondial (PBA image) Two players will be playing for different teams by the time the PBA Governors’ Cup resumes after taking advantage of the league’s new unrestricted free agent rule that took effect at the start of the year. Rodney Brondial took the initial route, leaving the Alaska...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial The PBA said it will wait for the ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases to subside before action in the season-ending Governors’ Cup can resume. Members of the league’s Board of Governors approved the decision of the PBA Commissioner’s Office to extend the earlier...
Photo from PBA Arwind Santos admitted that NorthPort’s 0-4 start in the PBA Governors’ Cup is a cause for alarm but remains hopeful that his new team can snatch a top eight finish later in the eliminations. The Batang Pier were groomed to be among the top contenders in the season-ending...
Chris Ross (PBA Image) Chris Ross is expected to be back in action for the San Miguel Beermen once the PBA can continue its season-ending Governors’ Cup which is on pause due to the COVID-19 surge. The multi-time Defensive Player of the Year arrived Monday, Jan. 3 and is currently under...
The Games and Amusements Board will continue to implement guidelines that only allows the staging of bubble competitions and training in areas under Alert Level 3. GAB made this announcement after Metro Manila and nearby provinces were placed under stricter measures following a significant rise in...
Photo from PBA The PBA said it will postpone this week’s Governors’ Cup games at the Smart Araneta Coliseum due to the huge rise in COVID-19 cases following the holiday season. Games slated Wednesday, Jan. 5 until Sunday, Jan. 9 were called off as the league will wait for clearance from the...
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel coach Tim Cone ruled out Stanley Pringle for the rest of the PBA Governors’ Cup after undergoing surgery on his left knee. Stanley Pringle (PBA) Cone said in a reply to a fan on Twitter that Pringle is set to miss three months after going under the knife last week,...
The PBA is slated to return this week with plenty of question marks after the government placed back stricter measures amid the sudden rise of COVID-19 cases in the aftermath of the holiday season. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA) Games in the Governors’ Cup prior to the break saw the...
Sports fans residing in Metro Manila would have to wait a little longer anew as contact sports were prohibited under Alert Level 3. Photo from PBA This as the government placed Metro Manila under Alert Level 3 from January 3 to 15, 2022 due to the surge of cases and the threat brought by the...
PBA action at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City is set to return next year with four matchups prepared on the second week of January. MOA will finally host PBA games starting Jan. 15, Saturday as the NorthPort Batang Pier face the Blackwater Bossing at 4 p.m. while the Magnolia Hotshots take on...
