The Philippine Basketball Association is weighing its options as the enhanced community quarantine got extended once again to May 15, which delays the league's possible return to an even later date.
PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial bared that the PBA Board of Governors are set to convene next week to discuss actions the league could take amid the crisis.
With only the opening day ceremonies and first game between San Miguel Beermen and Magnolia Hotshots in the books, the PBA had to suspend its season until further notice due to the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic.
Although nothing's cast in stone yet, Marcial shared that there's a possibility that the PBA 45th season will be reduced to a single-conference format, or worse, get thoroughly cancelled.
Marcial explained to Courtside Philippines that everything will depend on when the ECQ will be lifted and allow mass gatherings.
"Hinhintay lang talaga natin yung sa mass gathering na yung government kung papayagan na tayo," said Marcial who pointed out that the league can still resume its season even as late as October.
"Kung maextend 'yun (ECQ), pwede pa naman tayo na payagan yung mass gathering by June, pwede naman tayo (mag resume)ng July. Kapag hindi, sinasabi na magsimula ng September pwede tayo magsimula ng October one conference na lang iyon," he added.
If things comes to worst, Marcial is not setting aside the possibility of season cancellation.
"Kung di talaga pwede, cancellin natin yung season," added the PBA chief.
Should the season gets cancelled, champions of the 44th Season will still be the defending champions for the league's 46th season which will likely start by next year
"Cancel of the season wala nang 45th magiging 46th na season na yung susunod so yung mga dating champion, sila pa rin ang defending ganun pa rin ang mangyayari dun."
Marcial, however, insists he, himself, could not tell what will be the fate of the PBA's 45th year.
"Depende nga kasi di pa kami makagalaw dahil di natin alam kung papayagan tayo ng government mag mass gathering, hangga't di nila pinapayagan yun, di pa rin talaga tayo pwede kahit na practices."
https://courtside.ph/article/4278/season-cancellation-among-possibilities-as-pba-weighs-options-after-another-ecq-extension
PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial bared that the PBA Board of Governors are set to convene next week to discuss actions the league could take amid the crisis.
With only the opening day ceremonies and first game between San Miguel Beermen and Magnolia Hotshots in the books, the PBA had to suspend its season until further notice due to the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic.
Although nothing's cast in stone yet, Marcial shared that there's a possibility that the PBA 45th season will be reduced to a single-conference format, or worse, get thoroughly cancelled.
Marcial explained to Courtside Philippines that everything will depend on when the ECQ will be lifted and allow mass gatherings.
"Hinhintay lang talaga natin yung sa mass gathering na yung government kung papayagan na tayo," said Marcial who pointed out that the league can still resume its season even as late as October.
"Kung maextend 'yun (ECQ), pwede pa naman tayo na payagan yung mass gathering by June, pwede naman tayo (mag resume)ng July. Kapag hindi, sinasabi na magsimula ng September pwede tayo magsimula ng October one conference na lang iyon," he added.
If things comes to worst, Marcial is not setting aside the possibility of season cancellation.
"Kung di talaga pwede, cancellin natin yung season," added the PBA chief.
Should the season gets cancelled, champions of the 44th Season will still be the defending champions for the league's 46th season which will likely start by next year
"Cancel of the season wala nang 45th magiging 46th na season na yung susunod so yung mga dating champion, sila pa rin ang defending ganun pa rin ang mangyayari dun."
Marcial, however, insists he, himself, could not tell what will be the fate of the PBA's 45th year.
"Depende nga kasi di pa kami makagalaw dahil di natin alam kung papayagan tayo ng government mag mass gathering, hangga't di nila pinapayagan yun, di pa rin talaga tayo pwede kahit na practices."
https://courtside.ph/article/4278/season-cancellation-among-possibilities-as-pba-weighs-options-after-another-ecq-extension
