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Blackwater owner Dioceldo Sy is putting his team up for sale in the aftermath of possible sanctions from the PBA and the Games and Amusements Board for holding an unsanctioned practice over the weekend.

Blackwater is expected to submit this week a written explanation surrounding its decision to hold practice over the weekend minus the PBA’s blessing.

The PBA has given teams the option to extend the contracts of impending free agents until Dec. 31 to help ease the burden of those affected by the ongoing stoppage of the season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

It will be Fundamentals 101 all over again for players of the three ballclubs under the San Miguel Corporation banner once the PBA gets official nod from the Inter-Agency Task Force that team practice can proceed on specific dates.

PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said Monday that the league has added a few more measures to its health protocols, including “cluster isolation” as approved by the board to be part of guidelines for its return to practice sessions.

PBA teams barely got the green light to resume practice later this month but already the league has plans to send a letter to the Inter-Agency Task Force for possibly allowing team scrimmages next month.

The PBA approved Saturday additional guidelines that will be implemented as part of the league’s plan to resume practices amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

PBA coaches are convinced with the strict health guidelines that will be implemented once the league gives teams the green light to resume practices.

In an effort to regain his deadly form in preparation for the resumption of PBA workouts, Rain or Shine superstar James Yap has been doing a lot of shooting practice in Milano Marittima, Italy.

Greg Slaughter announced on Friday his signing with a top international basketball agency in a move may dim the likelihood of an immediate PBA comeback.

PBA officials, coaches and team managers are set to meet Friday for a chance to exchange notes on how to handle the strict health guidelines that will be implemented for resumption of practices later this month.

Jimmy Alapag believes the transition from player to coach will be smooth for former teammate Ranidel de Ocampo when he starts his role as an assistant at TNT KaTropa.

Phoenix Super LPG Fuel head coach Louie Alas proposed to the PBA Tuesday to have one training venue for several teams in order to centralize disinfection when practice session resumes amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel star Japeth Aguilar and Rain or Shine rookie Adrian Wong were fined P20,000 each and told to undergo swab testing after taking part in a five-on-five game prohibited under General Community Quarantine regulations.

Rain or Shine superstar James Yap has started lifting weights the past week, just in time as the PBA plans the resumption of practice session of teams after the approval of the government to allow professional basketball amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

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