Both Marc Pingis (Magnolia) and June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel) will miss the PBA restart. (PBA Images) Several teams will be missing key players in Clark, Pampanga when the PBA resumes with the Philippine Cup on Oct. 9. Already without reigning six-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) June Mar Fajardo,...
PBA players with their partners: (clockwise from left) Kiefer Ravena and Alyssa Valdez, Mark and Russelle Barroca, Rey Nambatac and Kiesha Ancheta, Von Pessumal and Laura Lehmann (From Instagram and Facebook accounts) The wives and girlfriends of PBA players turned to social media to wish their...
Is Calvin Abueva returning soon? PBA has the final say. (PBA Images) Having Calvin Abueva inside the PBA bubble is already a small victory for the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters, interim coach Topex Robinson said Wednesday morning. “I’m just so grateful that Calvin was given the opportunity to...
No penalties for violators, but protocols will be imposed BCDA President Vince Dizon wants strict measures inside the PBA bubble. (NTF AGAINST COVID-19 / MANILA BULLETIN) High fives, fist bumps and hugs during games could be a rarity during the course of the PBA bubble in Clark, Pampanga. That’s...
Screenshots from the Youtube channels of Scottie Thompson and Rubie Chua-Lee. PBA players have yet to discover what real life would be inside bubble in Clark, Pampanga. But when they do adjust to the new environment, it will be business as usual for these players at the Quest Hotel. Paul Lee of...
San Miguel's June Mar Fajardo throws support to his teammates through an Instagram post. (Photo courtesy of PBA Images) After dominating the PBA the past six seasons, San Miguel Beer’s June Mar Fajardo will be one of the million Filipinos who will follow the PBA restart inside a "bubble" in...
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...
Guiao, Cone, five others want ‘Spo’, Heat to win Barangay Ginebra San Miguel head coach Tim Cone wants Miami Heat to win. (PBA Images) As the 12 teams start to go inside the "bubble" for the Philippine Cup restart in Clark, Pampanga on Oct. 9, PBA coaches – like most basketball...
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...
