Gilas 3x3 team to start bubble training in Calamba next week
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THE Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 team resumes preparations for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament as trains at the Inspire Sports Academy under a bubble setup starting next week.
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) made the official announcement on Wednesday after getting clearance from the PBA on the availability of players Joshua Munzon (Terrafirma), Alvin Pasaol (Meralco), Leonard Santillan (Rain or Shine), and the San Miguel duo of Mo Tautuaa and CJ Perez for the three-week training camp in Calamba, Laguna.
Also joining them is Karl Dehesa, who serves as one of two reserves of the team along with Santillan.
December 17, 2020 The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is considering using a closed-circuit format for its brand new season, which is expected to tip off in April 2021.
League commissioner Willie Marcia said they are more comfortable using a closed-circuit format especially after using this for the team’ return to practice prior to the “bubble” in Clark, Pampanga. If vaccine is not yet available, we ll likely go for closed-circuit which we had implemented in our return to practices prior to the Clark bubble tourney, Marcial was quoted as saying on the league’s official website. Closed-circuit concept is a lot more lenient, requiring home-venue-home scheme; not lockdown in one place for the entire delegation as what we did in Clark, Marcial added.