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Basilan-Davao Occidental rubber match postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests
Mar 10, 2021 3:30 PM PHT
The Basilan Steel undergo quarantine anew after two of their players tested positive for the coronavirus, a development that has put their campaign in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) in jeopardy.
Dragged to a do-or-die match in the Southern Division finals, the Steel were slated to face the Davao Occidental Tigers at 8 pm on Wednesday, March 10 but the MPBL postponed the game to March 17 due to the positive tests.
The two players have already left the MPBL bubble in Subic, while the entire Basilan crew undergoes quarantine.
Shorthanded Makati faces San Juan as MPBL playoffs resume
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THE Makati Super Crunch are maintaining a positive attitude heading into the resumption of the MPBL Lakan Season North Division finals despite a controversy that hounded the ballclub over the past few days.
Makati will be playing the third and final game of the division finals on Wednesday without their pre-pandemic core players due to salary disputes.
Head coach Beaujing Acot said that for now, the focus is to finish the season the best way the team can against powerhouse San Juan in the knockout game. Continue reading below ↓
San Juan trounced Makati, 76-70, and Basilan downed Davao, 74-72, in the series openers.
Because the MPBL, founded by Senator Manny Pacquiao, is amateur in status, it took a long time before the league was given permission to resume by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) subject to strict health protocols. We re just happy to be given the chance to complete the (Lakan) season and fulfill our commitment to the fans, said MPBL Commissioner Kenneth Duremdes. We re grateful to our COO (Senator Pacquiao) that despite the situation he persevered for our resumption. Of course, we d like to thank the IATF, central and regional, the DOH (Department of Health), SBMA (Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority) through Administrator Atty. Wilma Eisma, MPBL Governor Cong. Dong Gonzales, and, of course, Bong Cuevas for hosting us.