NLEX guard Kiefer Ravena (PBA Images) Kiefer Ravena thanked the management of the NLEX Road Warriors in supporting his decision to sign with the Shiga Lakestars in Japan. Ravena in a Facebook post Wednesday, June 2, expressed gratitude to the Road Warriors management “for giving me your blessing...
Kiefer Ravena of NLEX (PBA Images) As a franchise holder of the PBA, the NLEX Road Warriors are duty-bound to obey the rules of the professional league, that is why the team is leaving it up to the PBA to decide the fate of Kiefer Ravena. The management of NLEX released a statement Wednesday, June...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial Kiefer Ravena may have to clear some things with the PBA before he can push through with his move to play in Japan. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said terms of the Uniform Players Contract bars the NLEX Road Warriors star from suiting up with B.League side Shiga...
Kiefer Ravena (PBA Images) Kiefer Ravena is set to follow the lead of his younger brother Thirdy after signing a contract to play for the Japanese club Shiga Lakestars. The B.League side made the announcement Wednesday, June 2, months since rumors swirled that the NLEX Road Warriors could take his...
The Road Warriors confirmed that they will begin holding closed-circuit practices in Clark, Pampanga. (PBA Images) NLEX and TNT are set to start their own practices in the north while some teams might start theirs in Batangas City this week. The Road Warriors confirmed that they will begin holding...
NLEX coach Yeng Guiao (PBA Images) The management of NLEX has already reached out to the Administrative Office of Quezon City Hall for approval of the Road Warriors to conduct practice sessions at the Epsilon Chi Center inside University of the Philippines campus in Diliman, Quezon City. NLEX team...
Kiefer Ravena became the first Filipino athlete to sign an endorsement deal with the iconic Jordan Brand. Jordan Brand made the announcement Tuesday, May 4, making Ravena a rare inclusion into the brand popularized by the great Michael Jordan. The NLEX Road Warriors star and Gilas Pilipinas veteran...
Mikey Williams admitted feeling a bit anxious as to where he'll end up during the recent PBA Rookie Draft, especially after TNT acquired NLEX’s No. 4 pick and rumors swirling that NorthPort may opt for the 6-foot-2 as its second overall selection. Williams ended up getting selected by the Tropang...
Photo from FIBA Calvin Oftana believes he’ll be able to adopt quickly to the system of coach Yeng Guiao as he prepares for his maiden PBA campaign with the NLEX Road Warriors. The No. 3 pick in the recent PBA Rookie Draft feels that his experiences with the likes of Tab Baldwin, Jong Uichico and...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo When I was in college, I dreamt about the Philippines I did not see. I wanted to explore the 81 provinces with my own eyes, to meet the Filipinos who live there, to find out their dreams and aspirations. As I jump from one province to the other, I realized that...
Photo from FIBA NLEX coach Yeng Guiao admitted that the decision to send the No. 4 pick in the PBA Rookie Draft to TNT through a three-team trade was something beyond his control. “We have discussed thoroughly the recently concluded trade between Blackwater, TNT and NLEX within the organization,...
Photo from PBA TNT, reeling from the decision of Ray Parks Jr. to skip the upcoming season, made an immediate remedy by acquiring NLEX’s No. 4 pick in this weekend’s PBA Rookie Draft in a three-way trade that included Blackwater. The PBA approved the deal late Wednesday, March 10, with NLEX...
