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TNT improves to 4-1 record as Terrafirma remains winless in five games   

September 5, 2024

PBA;

TNT shrugged off its manpower problems by stamping its class over hapless Terrafirma, 107-89, Thursday and regaining a share of the Group A lead in the PBA Governors’ Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

A monster game for Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, who was three assists short for a triple-double.

The Scores :

TNT 107 – Hollis-Jefferson 26, Pogoy 14, Erram 14, Aurin 13, Nambatac 10, Castro 10, Khobuntin 7, Exciminiano 7, Heruela 3, Payawal 3, Ebona 0, Vosotros 0.

TERRAFIRMA 89 – Hester 23, Standhardinger 18, Hernandez 13, Ferrer 13, Pringle 12, Hanapi 3, Cahilig 3, Sangalang 2, Ramos 2, Olivario 0, Grospe 0.

QUARTERS: 30-22, 55-49, 76-68, 107-89

PBA to implement 4-point shot for Season 49

July 23, 2024

In an attempt to make the games more exciting and engaging, Asia’s first professional basketball league will introduce the “four-point shot” from beyond a 27-foot arc.

PBA previously adopted the “four-point shot” but it was during a PBA All-Star Games, but with this announcement, it’ll be in official games.

Newly elected vice chairman Alfrancis Chua said that it will minimize zone defense, defense need to come out and it will speed up the games.

“Nagawa na natin ito sa All-Star Game. With this rule, mababawasan ang zone defense, lalabas ang depensa at mas tutulin ang laro,”

It remain to be seen if the addition of the “four-point shot” will make the game more exciting and in turn increase their ticket sales.

I guess, we’ll just to wait and see.

Source: PBA

Full list of 49th PBA Draft

July 14, 2024

The Season 49 of the Philippines Basketball Association (PBA) draft and below is the full list of 2024 PBA Rookie Draft. Just like last year’s draft some of the most popular players who are playing overseas and suited for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 are missing.

Here are a total of 70 applicants for this years draft and below are the 47 players for the 49th PBA Rookie Class;

First Round

  1. Justine Baltazar – Converge
  2. Sedrick Barefield – Blackwater
  3. RJ Abarrientos – Ginebra
  4. Kai Ballungay – Phoenix
  5. Dave Ildefonso – Northport
  6. Jonnel Policarpio – NLEX
  7. Caelan Tiongson – Rain or Shine
  8. Felix Lemetti – Rain or Shine
  9. Jerom Lastimosa – Magnolia
  10. Mark Nonoy – Terrafirma
  11. CJ Cansino – Meralco
  12. Avan Nava – San Miguel

Second Round

  1. Francis Escandor – Rain or Shine
  2. Evan Nelle – NorthPort
  3. CJ Catapusan – Terrafirma
  4. Michael Malonzo – Rain or Shine
  5. Ahmad Hanapi – Ginebra
  6. Brandon Ramirez – NLEX
  7. Pao Javillonar – Converge
  8. Miguel Corteza – Rain or Shine
  9. Ben Phillips – Converge
  10. Paolo Hernandez – Ginebra
  11. Kurt Reyson – Meralco
  12. Jason Credo – Converge

Third Round

  1. Ronan Santos – Converge
  2. Derohn Mitchell – Blackwater
  3. Peter Alfaro – Terrafirma
  4. Calvin Payawal – Phoenix
  5. Agem Miranda – NorthPort
  6. Xyrus Torres – NLEX
  7. Jared Brown – TNT
  8. Darwish Bederi – Rain or Shine
  9. RV Berjay – Magnolia
  10. Paul Garcia – Ginebra
  11. JP Maguliano – Meralco
  12. Abdul Sawat – San Miguel

Fourth Round

1.PASS – Converge
2.Keith Pido – Blackwater
3.PASS – Terrafirma
4.Chino Mosqueda – Phoenix
5.JL Uduba – NorthPort
6.Denzel Wong – NLEX
7.Mark Cruz – TNT
8.PASS – Rain or Shine
10.PASS – Ginebra
11.Jordan Bartlett – Meralco
12.Ralph Robin – San Miguel

Fifth Round

Every one PASS except for 4, 5 and 6;

  1. Patrick Feliciano – Phoenix
  2. Germy Mahinay – NorthPort
  3. Adrian Partosa – NLEX

Sixth Round
Every one PASS except for 4, 5 and 6;

  1. Robbie Darang – NorthPort

SBP and PBA release statement on the championship won by the Gilas Pilipinas Men’s Basketball Team at the 19th Asian Games

October 18, 2023

Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) and the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) just released a joint statement regarding the gold medal that the Gilas Pilipinas Men’s Basketball Team won at the 19th Asian Games.

The statement is also a recognizes the work that Gilas Team Manager Alfrancis Chua and Gilas Deputy Team Manager Willie Marcial did to support the team while in tournament in Hangzhou, China. It also cite the “all-out support” of SBP Chairman Emeritus Manny V. Pangilinan and SMC President and CEO Ramon S. Ang, to the team, which resulted in bagging the GOLD medal for the nation and Filipino basketball fans after more than six (6) decades.

The statement appears to been release due to the controversies that Gilas Pilipinas Men’s Basketball Team have been experience after winning the Gold medal earlier this month. First, it was disclosed that a player as ‘Asking for the moon’ in order to join Gilas and then Justin Brownlee, testing positive for a substance linked to cannabis use.

PBA release the full schedule of 48th Season PBA Commissioner’s Cup

October 18, 2023

If you want to watch your favorite PBA team and/or stars, then you may want to checkout the full schedule of 48th Season PBA Commissioner’s Cup. The league just release the full schedule of the regular season with the venue.

You can checkout the full schedule from the embedded tweet by @PBAConnect;

Aside from the games in Metro Manila, there will also be provincial games like in Antipolo, Batangas, Quezon Province, Cagayan De Oro City and in Iloilo City. There will also be Christmas games which will be between SMB vs Phoenix LPG, for the first game, then Brgy Ginebra vs TNT for the second game.

PBA to air live on A2Z

October 17, 2023

Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) just announced that when PBA opens its 48th Season 48 on Nov. 5, live games will now be on A2Z every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Weekday games will be at 4:00 PM for first game and at 8:00 PM for the second game, while weekend games will be at 3 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.

A2Z is a Philippine free-to-air blocktime broadcast television network based in Quezon City, with its studios located in Ortigas Center, Pasig. It serves as a flagship property of ZOE Broadcasting Network in partnership with ABS-CBN Corporation as its main content provider through a blocktime agreement. A2Z’s flagship television station is DZOE-TV which operates on channel 11 (analog broadcast), and channel 20 (digital broadcast). The network’s name is an abbreviation derived from the first letter of the names of two parent companies, ABS-CBN and ZOE, and the channel number of the now-recalled frequency of the former network (which is now owned by Advanced Media Broadcasting System’s All TV).

Pilipinas Live, Cignal TV’s newest streaming platform, will also offer all games live and on demand with multiple viewing options exclusive to the app. It also offers PBA 3×3, PBA D-League and PBA Esports, along with original programs made for PBA fans. Aside from PBA games, Pilipinas Live also cover UAAP, PVL, eSports like Call of Duty and Tekken.

Aside from A2Z and Pilipinas Live, PBA Rush will will continue to air PBA events live and in high definition to all Cignal TV subscribers.

LA Tenorio now Cancer Free and hints for a basketball comeback

September 20, 2023

Lewis Alfred “LA” Vasquez Tenorio, the veteran point guard for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), announced on Wednesday that he is cancer free.

Tenorio, who was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in March 2023, underwent surgery and chemotherapy. He missed the remainder of the 2022-23 PBA season, including the Gin Kings’ run to the Governors’ Cup finals, where they lost to TNT.

In a statement, Tenorio thanked his family, friends, teammates, coaches, and fans for their support during his battle with cancer.

Sept. 19, 2023, as I step out of my doctor’s clinic with my wife, and as my nurse pulls out my chemo line plugged into my heart for 6 months, I am writing this message to everyone.

For those who were my prayer warriors, for those who showed me so much love and support…Know that, I am forever grateful to all of you.

My scan and last test results show no trace of cancer and that the treatment was effective. I now in remission. Praise God!

Tenorio is a 17-year veteran of the PBA. He has won eight championships with Ginebra, including three Governors’ Cups. He is also a four-time Finals MVP. In the same statement, Tenorio said that he will have a basketball comeback.

Now I am returning to basketball for my love of the game. This time with a higher purpose. Not as the old LA, but hopefully with the new and better version of myself. I hope I can help inspire people through the game of basketball – that life, winning battles, winning championships are all more meaningful not because of the end goal but because of the journey.

Its unclear if LA will be suiting up for Ginebra as a player or part of the coaching staff and when, but regardless of the position, LA Tenorio’s return will be a major boost for Ginebra, which is looking to win its third consecutive Governors’ Cup title in 2023-24.

Full list of 48th PBA Draft

September 19, 2023

Missed the 48th PBA Draft last Sunday in Market Market, below is the full list of 2023 PBA Rookie Draft where 79 players have been drafted and 45 to go undrafted. As great as crop of players in this year’s draft, it missed some of the popular players who are playing in overseas like Kai Sotto, Kobe Paras and Rhenz Abando.

Nonetheless, here’s the list in order;

First round

  1. Stephen Holt – Terrafirma
  2. Christian David – Blackwater
  3. Luis Villegas – Rain or Shine
  4. Keith Datu – Rain or Shine
  5. Zavier Lucero – NorthPort
  6. Kenneth Tuffin – Phoenix
  7. Richard Rodger- NLEX
  8. Brandon Bates – Meralco
  9. Schonny Winston – Converge
  10. BJ Andrade – Converge
  11. Cade Flores – NorthPort
  12. Taylor James Miller – Terrafirma

Second round

  1. Kemark Cariño – Terrafirma
  2. Bryan Santos – Converge
  3. Henry Galinato – Rain or Shine
  4. Raffy Verano – Phoenix
  5. Ricci Rivero – Phoenix
  6. Enoch Valdez – NLEX
  7. John Louisse delos Santos – Converge
  8. James Kwukuteye – Blackwater
  9. JM Nermal – NLEX
  10. Louie Sangalang – Terrafirma
  11. Ralph Cu – Barangay Ginebra
  12. Adrian Nocum – Rain or Shine

Third round

  1. JB Bahio – Terrafirma
  2. Clifford Jopia – Blackwater
  3. Sherwin Concepcion – Rain or Shine
  4. Matthew Daves – Phoenix
  5. Brent Paraiso – Northport
  6. Dominick Fajardo – NLEX
  7. Inand Val Fornilos – Converge
  8. Jolo Mendoza – Meralco
  9. Pass – TNT
  10. Patrick Maagdenberg – Magnolia
  11. Kim Aurin – Barangay Ginebra
  12. John Toy Mallillin – San Miguel Beer

Fourth round

  1. Tommy Olivario – Terrafirma
  2. Archie Concepcion – Blackwater
  3. JC Cullar – Rain or Shine
  4. John Lloyd Clemente – Phoenix
  5. Fran Yu – Northport
  6. Francis Guissani – NLEX
  7. King Caralipio – Converge
  8. Zach Huang – Meralco
  9. Pass – TNT
  10. Rey Anthony Peralta – Magnolia
  11. Franz Abuda – Barangay Ginebra
  12. Jayson Apolonio – San Miguel Beer

Fifth round

  1. Damie Cuntapay – Terrafirma
  2. Dariel Bayla – Blackwater
  3. Larry Arpia Jr. – Rain or Shine
  4. Daniel Atienza – Phoenix
  5. John Amores – Northport
  6. Lorenzo Navarro – NLEX
  7. Rhinwil Yambing – Converge
  8. Jessie Sumoda Jr. – Meralco
  9. Pass – TNT
  10. Warren Bonifacio – Magnolia
  11. Brandrey Bienes – Barangay Ginebra
  12. Ichie Altamirano – San Miguel Beer

Sixth round

  1. Kenneth Villapando – Terrafirma
  2. Pass – Blackwater
  3. Pass – Rain or Shine
  4. Joe Gomez de Liaño – Phoenix
  5. Jan Sobrevega – Northport
  6. Pass – NLEX
  7. Kamron Vigan-Fleming – Converge
  8. Shean Jackson – Meralco
  9. Pass- TNT
  10. Christian Buñag – Magnolia
  11. Pass – Barangay Ginebra
  12. John Gob – San Miguel Beer

Seventh round

  1. Jeric Pido – Terrafirma
  2. Pass – Blackwater
  3. Pass – Rain or Shine
  4. Theo Flores – Phoenix
  5. Ian Herrera – Northport
  6. Pass – NLEX
  7. Raymond Vinuya – Converge
  8. Pass – Meralco
  9. Pass – TNT
  10. Pass – Magnolia
  11. Pass – Barangay Ginebra
  12. Jayvee dela Cruz – San Miguel Beer

Eighth round

  1. Enrique Caunan – Terrafirma
  2. Pass – Blackwater
  3. Pass – Rain or Shine
  4. Pass – Phoenix
  5. Junel Bauzon – Northport
  6. Pass – NLEX
  7. Jeffrey Garcia – Converge
  8. Pass – Meralco
  9. Pass – TNT
  10. Pass – Magnolia
  11. Pass – Barangay Ginebra
  12. Jamel Ramos – San Miguel Beer

Nineth round

  1. Pass – Terrafirma
  2. Pass – Blackwater
  3. Pass – Rain or Shine
  4. Pass – Phoenix
  5. Joemari Lacastesantos – Northport
  6. Pass – NLEX
  7. Andree Flores – Converge
  8. Pass – Meralco
  9. Pass – TNT
  10. Pass – Magnolia
  11. Pass – Barangay Ginebra
  12. Kyt Jimenez – San Miguel Beer

Tenth round

  1. Pass – Terrafirma
  2. Pass – Blackwater
  3. Pass – Rain or Shine
  4. Pass – Phoenix
  5. Nikko Paranada – Northport
  6. Pass – NLEX
  7. Jonathan del Rosario – Converge
  8. Pass – Meralco
  9. Pass – TNT
  10. Pass – Magnolia
  11. Pass – Barangay Ginebra
  12. Pass – San Miguel Beer

Eleventh round

  1. Pass – Terrafirma
  2. Pass – Blackwater
  3. Pass – Rain or Shine
  4. Pass – Phoenix
  5. Regie Boy Basibas – Northport
  6. Pass – NLEX
  7. Pass – Converge
  8. Pass – Meralco
  9. Pass – TNT
  10. Pass – Magnolia
  11. Pass – Barangay Ginebra
  12. Pass – San Miguel Beer

12th round – All teams passed in this round

Source: @pbaofficial

Official List of Applicants for the 48th Season PBA Draft

September 17, 2023

Today is the big day for all PBA hopefuls, the 48th Season PBA Draft is considered as one of the deepest draft pool with 124 applicants locally and internationally.

Terrafirma, Blackwater, Rain or Shine and Northport are the teams that will be choose the top 5 picks.

Below are the official list of applicants for the 48th Season PBA Draft;

The 48th Season PBA Draft will be at the Market! Market! in Taguig at 4 pm on Sunday, September 17th.

LA Tenorio diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer

March 22, 2023

LA Tenorio recently shed some light on his recent absence in the PBA. As posted on PBA official website, LA, whose real name is Lewis Alfred Vasquez Tenorio said in the statement that he was “diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer.” He added “The initial testing three weeks ago led me to instantly miss practices and games. I have completed my surgery last week and will soon undergo treatment for the next few months,”

Tenorio ended his statement with an appreciation to all his fans as well as Ginebra fans and asks everyone to respect his “family as they go through this journey privately and discreetly as much as possible.”

LA Tenorio’s basketball career is nothing short of an accomplishment; As a rookie for the Blue Eagles of Ateneo de Manila as he helped lead his team into the 2001 basketball UAAP Finals then later lost to the eventual champion De La Salle University-Manila. The next year he was able to exacted revenge aon DLSU-Manila to win the 2002 UAAP Men’s Seniors basketball championship.

Tenorio was drafted fourth overall in the 2006 PBA draft by San Miguel Beermen, where he played for from 2006 – 2008. He average 25.5 minutes for Magnolia with a respectable average of 7.8 points, 4.6 assists and 3.6 rebounds in nine games. He and fellow Blue Eagles Larry Fonacier was later traded to the Alaska Aces for Mike Cortez and Ken Bono.

On August 2012, Tenorio was again traded to the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in a six-player blockbuster deal and been part of the team since then. Tenorio is also part of the Smart Gilas 2.0 roster.

Below are LA Tenorio’s Basketball Career highlights;

  • 8× PBA champion (2010 Fiesta, 2016 Governors’, 2017 Governors’, 2018 Commissioner’s, 2019 Governors’, 2020 Philippine, 2021 Governors’, 2022–23 Commissioner’s)
  • 4× PBA Finals MVP (2010 Fiesta, 2016 Governors’, 2017 Governors’, 2020 Philippine)
  • PBA Best Player of the Conference (2013 Commissioner’s)
  • 10× PBA All-Star (2009, 2011–2015, 2017–2019, 2023)
  • 2× PBA Mythical First Team (2010, 2013)
  • 2× PBA Mythical Second Team (2016, 2017)
  • PBA All-Rookie Team (2007)
  • PBA Order of Merit (2017)
  • PBA Most Improved Player (2010)
  • UAAP champion (2002)
  • 2× UAAP Mythical Team (2004, 2005)
  • William Jones Cup MVP (2012)
  • PBL champion (2006 Unity)
  • PBL Finals MVP (2006 Unity)
  • PBL Mythical Second Team (2005 Unity)

You can read the full text of LA Tenorio’s statement here.

Alaska’s PBA franchise will be acquired by Converge ICT Solutions

March 23, 2022

After announcing the team’s exit from the PBA more than a month ago, Alaska’s PBA franchise will be acquired by Converge ICT Solutions. Financial details of the deal was not disclose.

PBA board approves sale of Alaska franchise to Converge ICT Solutions and an official statement was also released by PBA.

Alaska is undeniably the most storied PBA Franchise, who first joined Asia’s first play for pay league in 1986, winning 14 championships including a grandslam in 1996.

Barangay Ginebra one win away for its first All-Filipino Championship

December 7, 2020

Barangay Ginebra “Gin” Kings are one win away for taking home the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup “All-Filipino” Championship.

The Gin King withstand a late run by the TNT Tropang Giga, that saw their 17-pts lead cut down to just 3 with less than 5 mins left in the game. Veteran point guard LA Tenorio helped in weathering the TNT run by answering RR Pogoy three consecutive triples, with a back-to-back triples and a one-handed baseline floater to seal the game away at 98-88.

TNT Tropang Giga are playing without two of their key players because of injuriy, Bobby Ray Parks who have been sidelined since playing game 1 and Jayson Castro, who only played the first 3 quarters of Game 4, but was not able to return in the 4th quarter for aggravating a knee injury.

This latest win gives Ginebra Gin Kings a commanding 3-1 series lead with a chance to close out the championship series on Wednesday, December 9, at the AUF Sports Center and capture its first All-Filipino crown in 13 years.

The Scores:

GINEBRA 98 – Tenorio 22, Aguilar 22, Pringle 16, Thompson 11, Devance 8, Dillinger 7, Chan 6, Caperal 6, Mariano 0.

TNT 88 – Pogoy 34, Erram 19, Rosario 16, Enciso 10, Reyes 3, Semerad 2, Castro 2, Vosotros 2, Washington 0, De Leon 0, Montalbo 0.

Quarters: 17-14; 49-39; 76-60; 98-88.

PBA to resume Philippine Cup games on Tuesday, November 3, 2020

October 31, 2020

After receiving the new protocols by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), PBA announce that games will resume Philippine Cup on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Teams can resume practices tomorrow, Sunday, Nov. 1, and will release a revised schedule of games.

Here are the recommendations from the IATF:

  • Completion of 10-day isolation of Blackwater player from the date of swabbing before resuming the games.
  • Completion of 14-day quarantine and testing before entering the bubble for all those who will test positive moving forward; and
  • The appointment of an independent marshall, who shall oversee and ensure compliance with health and safety protocols, as recommended by the DILG.

The league will also have a separate temporary quarantine facility within the Clark Freeport Zone, as an additional safety measure and in coordination with the Clark Development Corporation (CDC).

PBA suspends all PBA Philippine Cup games

October 30, 2020

It’s been 3 weeks since the start of the PBA “bubble” in Clark-Angeles, Pampanga, the league decided to postpone all games starting today, October 30, 2020, following the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and Department of Health (DOH).

The decision was made a week after a player from Blackwater and a referee tested positive for the coronavirus.

The postponement of games will surely delay the December target for the completion of the PBA 2020 Philippine Cup Conference.

News of the Day October 6, 2020

October 7, 2020

Welcome to the “News of the Day”, a single-article where you can read biggest and most talked about news in the Philippines and Internationally.

ABS-CBN will start airing its entertainment shows in Channel 11, which is now rebranded as A2Z Channel 11, starting this October 11, 2020. Here’s what Miguel R. Camus, a Business reporter for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, tweeted about the deal;


Via Rappler;

ABS-CBN’s flagship channel 2 went off air on May 5, following a cease-and-desist order from the National Telecommunications Commission after its Congressional franchise expired on May 4.

The network’s application for a new franchise was rejected by Congress on July 10, forcing the company to retrench many of its 11,000 workers.

Talking about the Congress, the “House will vote on the final approval of the proposed national budget for 2021 when it resumes its session on Nov. 16.” The House originally set to approve it on final reading on Oct. 14, but it approve for second reading this Friday, October 9, 2020.

On the COVID-19 side of things, World Health Organization (WHO) said that we may have a vaccine by year end.

Via Inquirer.net;

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, addressing the end of a two-day meeting of its Executive Board on the pandemic, said: “We will need vaccines and there is hope that by the end of this year we may have a vaccine. There is hope.”

In the Philippines, there are now 326,833 confirmed cases with 273,313 have recovered from the virus and 5,856 deaths. Worldwide, there are now 35,109,317 confirmed cases, 1,035,341 deaths which translate to 2.95%. United States is the country with the most cases at 7,486,928, followed by India (723,512) then Brazil (723,512).

If you’re the type who likes to look at number, you can go here.

In Sports or Basketball to more specific, Miami Heat defeated LA Lakers behind Jimmy Butler’s 40 pts triple double (40 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists). Lakers are still leading the series on a 2-1 standing. Games 5 will on October 6 at 4:00 AM (AST).

PBA Bubble is a go and here’s the schedule of the games via Rappler;

That’s it for now, if you want to add more, you can use the comment box or contact us thru any of our social media channels.

June Mar Fajardo takes home his sixth Most Valuable Player award in the PBA

March 9, 2020

PBA just awarded the sixth Most Valuable Player award of June Mar Fajardo. Fajardo is the only PBA player to have the most MVP award in PBA history, he is two MVP awards ahead of Ramon Fernandez and Alvin Patrimonio in the all-time MVP list.

Despite the award, the San Miguel Big man will miss out the action in the Philippine Cup, since he is currently recovering from a fractured shin. San Miguel is the defending Philippine Cup Champion.

Fajardo garnered a total of 3,140 points coming from statistical points, media votes, players’ votes and PBA votes to get MVP No. 6.

Other awards;

  • Mythical First Team: June Mar Fajardo, Jayson Castro, CJ Perez, Christian Standhardinger and Sean Anthony
  • Mythical Second Team: RR Pogoy, Troy Rosario, Stanley Pringle, Japeth Aguilar and Magnolia’s Ian Sangalang
  • All-Defensive Team: June Mar Fajardo, Sean Anthony, Japeth Aguilar, Chris Ross and CJ Perez
  • Rookie of the Year: CJ Perez
  • Most Improved Player: Mo Tautuaa
  • Sportsmanship Award: Gabe Norwood

Source: PBA

TNT acquires Poy Erram in three-team trade

March 1, 2020
TNT acquires Poy Erram in three-team trade

PBA;

TnT Katropa has acquired center Poy Erram in a three-team trade involving NLEX and Blackwater.

The 6-9 slotman was acquired by the KaTropa from the Blackwater Elite, who reacquired Erram from NLEX in exchange for Anthony Semerad and Rabeh Al Hussaini.

In addition, the Road Warriors also acquired the rights to Blackwater’s 2020 first round pick and 2021 second round draft pick.

Blackwater eventually dealt Erram to the Katropa for Marion Magat, Ed Daquioag, Yousef Taha and TNT’s 2021 and 2022 first round picks.

I feel that the TNT is the clear winner in this deal and they become a clear contender in the coming All Filipino conference.

Fuel Masters unleash big third-quarter salvo, repulse Kings

June 29, 2019

https://pba.ph/news/fuel-masters-unleash-big-third-quarter-salvo-repulse-kingsAt the half, Phoenix Pulse coach Louie Alas called the attention of his player to play defense.

The Fuel Masters did more than that at the resumption of play, playing defense and exploding for 45 points in the third quarter en route to a 111-103 drubbing of the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Friday night.

Richard Howell and his teammates responded big time even when Alas was already out of the game, ejected on technical infractions midway through the fourth.

Pringle dazzles in Ginebra debut, Kings disarm Road Warriors

June 26, 2019

https://pba.ph/news/pringle-dazzles-in-ginebra-debut-kings-disarm-road-warriors

BATANGAS — Barangay Ginebra showed an initial glimpse of what it can do with the addition of Stanley Pringle in the Gin Kings mix, pulling off a lopsided 100-85 win over NLEX in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Batangas City Coliseum here Sunday night. Unleashing their firepower together in a decisive blitzkrieg in the third quarter, Pringle, Justin Brownlee and LA Tenorio powered Ginebra to a 27-point spread at 76-49, and the Kings coasted to a second straight win and to a 4-3 overall record.

Philippines will not send a basketball team to the 18th Asian Games

July 27, 2018

Here’s the official statement from the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP);

SBP did not state any reason other than “to allow our National team and our organization to regroup, prepare for the process of appealing the FIBA Disciplinary Panel..”

In this ESPN 5 article, PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said that the Rain or Shine (RoS) management remains willing to send its team to the Asian Games.

If PBA players are not available, why not just send selection of college players which is what the Philippines have been doing before they started sending pros in 1990.

Ginebra Gin Kings takes Game 1 of the 2018 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals

July 27, 2018

A great win for the Gin Kings.

But just like what the commentators said.. whether you win by 1 or by 100 points, this will only be counted as just one win.

I’m pretty sure San Miguel Beermen will bounce back on Game 2, which will be this Sunday, July 29 in Araneta.

Justin Brownlee is the best player of the game with 42 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists!

Boston Celtics defeats Cleveland Cavaliers (96-83) to take a 3-2 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals

May 24, 2018
Boston Celtics defeats Cleveland Cavaliers (96-83) to take a 3-2 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals

Boston Celtics are one win away from ending James’ dominance in the East.