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A STUDY group created by the PBA board has recommended changes to the draft dodger rule and other controversial provisions of the league by-laws, Commissioner Willie Marcial bared on Monday.
Marcial said the study group, made up of basketball luminaries from both in and out of the league, has come up with its set of recommendations after a thorough review of pertinent provisions of the PBA by-laws.
The study group, Marcial said, was created in March by the board - long before the league came under fire for the draft dodger rule soon after Thirdy Ravena signed a multi-year extension with Japan side San-En NeoPhoenix.
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THE PBA admitted it can no longer afford to hold another bubble this season.
In his meeting with the IATF last Wednesday, Commissioner Willie Marcial told the agency how difficult it is to mount another bubble which the league did last year just to be able to mount its 45th season amid a pandemic.
Marcial said the undertaking was not only a mental burden for players, coaches, and team personnel, it was also financially challenging for the entire league itself.
“Sinabi ko rin sa IATF yun, hindi na namin kayang mag-bubble. Mahirap. Inamin ko na mahirap kasi magastos,” stressed the PBA chief during a press briefing on Friday.
Published April 28, 2021, 4:48 PM
Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Al Panlilio said Wednesday, April 28, that the Gilas Pilipinas 3×3 will enter the bubble training camp at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna starting on Sunday to prepare for the FIBA 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Six players, including former Rookie of the Year CJ Perez and his San Miguel Beer teammate Mo Tautuaa, 2021 top rookie pick Joshua Munzon of TerraFirma, and fellow rookies Alvin Pasaol of Meralco and Leonard Santillan of Rain or Shine will troop to the sports facility together with former Phoenix player Karl Dehesa.
Dehesa and Santillan will be the two reserves of the squad.
PBA eyes 2-conference format for 2021-22 season [서울=아시아뉴스통신] 레악카나기자 송고시간 2021-04-24 03:55
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial is looking to kick off the 46th season by May, if possible. (File photo by= PBA Images)
[Asia News Communication = Reporter Reakkana] The Philippines Basketball Association (PBA) is adamant that it can stage a two-conference campaign for the 2021-22 season with the league targeting June as the start of the competition, PH Inquirer reported. );
Both Commissioner Willie Marcial and Board Vice Chairman Bobby Rosales are confident that the league can muster two conferences as long as the season starts in June as any later would mean going back to staging just one tournament. “If we’re able to start by June, we might still be able to do two conferences. But any date later than June, it becomes more difficult to hold two conferences,” said Rosales, the Terrafirma governo