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Tony Bishop is back in the PBA, but now with Barangay Ginebra. He has the daunting task of taking the place of resident import Justin Brownlee, who has led the Gin Kings to so many titles and was also the MVP of the Asian Games gold medal squad of the Philippines.
MANILA, Philippines — Import Bennie Boatwright netted a boatload of buckets and with it, San Miguel Beer fished a pivotal seventh win to spur its twice-to-beat drive.
MANILA, Philippines -- The streaking Magnolia Hotshots are bracing for a "very hard" game against the new-look Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in an epic Manila Clasico Sunday evening at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
Gilas naturalized player Justin Brownlee is still in Los Angeles waiting for FIBA’s decision on the duration of his expected suspension after testing positive for a cannabis compound following the Philippines’ win for the Asian Games men’s basketball gold in Hangzhou last month.
MANILA, Philippines – New Ginebra import Tony Bishop has “the potential to be a really, really good fit” for the Gin Kings moving forward, head coach Tim Cone said.
Despite volleyball’s increasing popularity across the archipelago, there is no doubt that basketball remains the country’s No. 1 sport. And with Gilas’ recent feats, fan interest has billowed to impact growing audiences in hoop leagues from pros to minnows. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial, who served as the Golden Gilas’ deputy team manager at the Hangzhou Asian Games, said how the national team fares in international competitions has a direct consequence in either dropping or raising engrossment in the sport.
The various countries represented by the PBA’s 12 imports in the Commissioner’s Cup this season reflects the globalization of basketball with FIBA’s initiatives to grow the game world-wide clearly bearing fruit. The PBA had never rolled out an import cast that is as diverse. And this development comes at the heels of the FIBA World Cup where the Philippines was the primary host.
MANILA, Philippines — The PBA is taking a page off the FIBA World Cup storybook in welcoming eight imports with national team experience from different countries and introducing new rules that align the league more closely to international calls as the 48th season got underway at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last night.