The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Office has encouraged the players, coaches and officials of all 12 teams to join the government's campaign against the spread of COVID-19. PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial said Wednesday, May 5, that the league, as an institution, should...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial is not ruling out the possibility that Batangas City may end up as a venue for the 46th season. Marcial said in a TV interview that the likelihood of having games in his hometown will depend on the COVID-19 situation and the success of the upcoming PBA practices in...
The PBA could be given the option of purchasing vaccines directly from the government in order to boost its chances of starting the 46th season as early as possible. San Miguel Corporation sports director and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel team governor Alfrancis Chua said the possibility was put on...
Photo from PBA The PBA will not be able to stage the 46th season under a closed-circuit setup unless there’s a decline in COVID-19 cases. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial bared Thursday, April 29, bared the condition set by the government a day after he and San Miguel Corporation sports director...
Photo from Sen. Bong Go The start of the PBA’s 46th season will now be up to the Inter-Agency Task Force after the league’s top brass laid down its plans before two key government officials in Malacanang on Wednesday, April 28. Commissioner Willie Marcial and San Miguel Corporation sports...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said the door remains open for Gilas Pilipinas to compete for the title as a guest team in the league's 46th season. Marcial said Gilas is still welcome to participate under the original arrangement that will allow the all-Cadet squad to battle it with the pros in...
Hesed Gabo scores a layup during his stint with BRT Sumisip Basilan in the 2019 PBA D-League Foundation Cup. (PBA Images) Phenom BRT Sumisip will take the spot of Blackwater in the new 3x3 tournament the PBA aims to start this year. PBA vice chairman Bobby Rosales confirmed the addition of Phenom...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) How the PBA can start its 46th season despite the recent surge in COVID-19 cases is among a long list of agendas that will be tackled in a board meeting set Monday, April 19. Commissioner Willie Marcial and members of the league’s Board of Governors...
Joshua Munzon is looking forward to the challenge of matching up with some of the PBA’s elite guards once the pro league’s 46th season can get underway. The No. 1 overall pick of Terrafirma said that taking on the likes of Stanley Pringle, CJ Perez, RR Pogoy and Chris Newsome, among others,...
Matthew Wright perhaps echoed the sentiment of every PBA player recently as the waiting game for the 46th season to start lingers on due to the COVID-19 crisis. “Tired of waiting to play this game,” the Phoenix Super LPG star said on Instagram recently. View this post on Instagram Wright and...
The PBA’s plan to have its teams and staff vaccinated remains far from clarity even if the government is allowing private entities like the pro league to purchase on their own. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said there are no new developments with regards to the vaccination program which could...
Alaska guard Maverick Ahanmisi drives to the basket against Anthony Semerad of NLEX during the PBA Philippine Cup last year in Pampanga. (Photo from PBA) At least one PBA player is supportive of the idea of holding another bubble in the light of the return to stricter quarantine regulations in most...
