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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 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.

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.

How the PBA penalizes Barangay Ginebra San Miguel star Japeth Aguilar and Rain or Shine rookie Adrian Wong will be known Monday when they explain their participation in a five-on-five game prohibited under the current community quarantine rules.

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