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The PBA received an offer from the provincial government of Ilocos Norte to host a bubble in the event it becomes the league’s last resort to start the 46th season this year.

The PBA believes putting focus on vaccinating its teams and players will create an easier path towards starting the 46th season this year.

The PBA will implement a 20-percent salary cut on teams and employees as part of measures to deal with the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

Blackwater coach Nash Racela believes the three players he picked in last month’s PBA Rookie Draft will be key pieces once the pro league’s 46th season tips off sometime this year.

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.

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 teams and players are once again settling on individual or online workouts to make up for the temporary stoppage of practices due to the return of Enhanced Community Quarantine regulations.

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 parts of the country.

The PBA suffered a setback in its bid to open the 46th season next month after new community quarantine regulations were implemented in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces.

Antipolo City could play host to the PBA’s 46th season which now has a new target date of April 18 as a surge in COVID-19 cases continue to dim the chances of holding games in Metro Manila.

PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said the sharp increase of COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila may force the league to reconsider the opening date of the Philippine Cup.

Exactly a year ago today, March 8, the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup opened with much fanfare at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City.

The resumption of the PBA with the season-opening Philippine Cup is just a month away, but Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok guard Paul Lee is already excited to start the team’s campaign.

A member of the last national team that participated in a PBA conference is backing the idea of having Gilas Pilipinas compete in the pro league’s 46th season.

The Meralco Bolts began preparation for the season-opening PBA Philippine Cup on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, by signing incoming 10-year swingman Allein Maliksi to a contract extension.

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.