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Aaron Black said the Outstanding Rookie award will serve as motivation to work harder going into his sophomore season with the Meralco Bolts.

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel coach Tim Cone hailed the selection of Stanley Pringle, Japeth Aguilar, Prince Caperal and Scottie Thompson to individual honors in the PBA Special Awards while hoping to see the trend continue when it defends the Philippine Cup crown later this year.

Fans on social media spent the early aftermath of Sunday’s PBA Awards Night weighing in on whether those bestowed were deserving or if some were left out of consideration of the top honors.

The spotlight will shine brightly on the one who gets to be named the Best Player of the Conference on Sunday when the PBA holds its virtual Awards Night to honor the top performers of the recent Philippine Cup bubble.

CJ Perez understands that he has very remote chances of winning the Best Player of the Conference in the PBA Awards Night given Terrafirma’s lowly performance in the PBA Philippine Cup bubble.

Meralco coach Norman Black is excited to have big men Nonoy Baclao and Jammer Jamito back for the 46th PBA season which is being eyed to start in April.

TNT veteran playmaker Jayson Castro has started his journey to recovery from his knee injury caused by bone spurs while combo guard Ray Parks Jr. continues the rehabilitation of his left calf.

The inclusion of Reynel Hugnatan to the list of nominees for the PBA Most Improved Player award was seen as a surprise for many that the honor is usually given to younger players.

Meralco’s Aaron Black could make history if he ends up being named the Outstanding Rookie in the PBA Awards Night that will be held virtually on Jan. 17.

There’s a likely scenario that at least one worthy candidate could miss out on a spot in the Mythical Five selection of the PBA Philippine Cup bubble.

Calvin Abueva’s exemplary conduct in his return from an indefinite suspension didn’t go without notice after being nominated for the Samboy Lim Sportsmanship Award.

Those eligible have now began the process of selecting who among the strong contenders are worthy of winning the PBA Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference.

A series of offseason moves is expected to unfold as the PBA lifted the trade suspension on Monday, three months before the target opening of the 46th season.

As the year comes to a close, the Manila Bulletin looked back on the headlines that witnessed the ups and downs of one of the most challenging years, -- if not the most -- for athletes and sports aficionados.

The road to the crowning of the PBA Philippine Cup champion looked more of a journey than a destination as the pro league endured rough roads in order to complete the 45th season that was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

It looks like NCAA officials are seriously considering holding a bubble tournament for Season 96 next year.

The PBA could implement a closed-circuit format for the 46th season which could start on the league’s anniversary on April 9.

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