Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra has called on the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) officials to explain how a PBA game official became a "suspect case" for COVID-19 despite the strict measures being implemented inside the bubble in Clark, Pampanga. The league...
CLARK FREEPORT--The PBA has reported on Wednesday a suspect case of Covid-19 infection inside the bubble here. The suspect case is a referee who had his fourth RT-PCR/swab test on Monday, October 19. He is asymptomatic. All the other 27 officials who were tested with him came out...
Terrence Romeo is one of the casualties from the bubble after he suffered a shoulder injurt. (PBA Images) ANGELES CITY--Commissioner Willie Marcial bared that the PBA will allow teams to have their injured players treated outside the bubble if the necessary facilities are not available in...
Photo from Clark Development Corp. CLARK FREEPORT--The PBA bubble remained free of COVID-19 as all 12 teams tested negative for the deadly disease following the second round of swab tests conducted last week. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said around 270 players and team staff members underwent...
The test run for the PBA virtual fan experience inside the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center. (Jeremiah Sevilla) Fans will now be allowed to join the virtual crowd of the ongoing PBA Philippine Cup bubble starting Thursday, the league announced. The PBA said that it will post...
Willie Marcial (PBA Images) PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial talks straight from the Clark Freeport bubble in Pampanga when he appears as special guest of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) webcast Forum this Tuesday (Oct. 13). Marcial is expected to discuss the successful return of the...
Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone (PBA Images) CLARK FREEPORT--Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone said the biggest challenge for them now is to stay motivated even without their legion of fans in the PBA bubble. "It's different. There's no crowd. So, we have to tell our bench to stay engaged and...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial presides over Friday's board meeting to discuss the proposed bubble tournament. (PBA Images) PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial said Thursday while the restart inside the "bubble" would be a good basis for the league to assess things to plan for next season in 2021, it...
Four days before the restart of the PBA season, some league staff and the members of the media arrived at the Quest Hotel. (Photos by Jeremiah Sevilla) The Quest Hotel, residence of the 12 ball clubs for the entire duration of the bubble, rolled the red carpet Wednesday for the arrival of the other...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) Key decisions, announcements and preparations will be determined in the next few days as the PBA enters the final stretch before the much-awaited restart on Oct. 11 in Pampanga. PBA teams will continue to hold daily practices at the Angeles University...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial is set to decide whether to allow Calvin Abueva to join the PBA season inside the bubble in Clark, Pampanga. (PBA Images) Phoenix Super LPG welcomed the decision of the Games and Amusement Board to reinstate the professional license of Calvin Abueva pending the...
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...
