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PBA to hold six playdates a week
It will be a busy timetable for the Philippine Basketball Association when it opens the 49th Season this Sunday, August 18 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
In the season-opener Governors’ Cup, the league will have six playing dates for at least a month as they pave the way for two major international events that the PBA will play a major part.
The first one will be the second window of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers while the second one will be the participation of San Miguel and Meralco in the East Asia Super League (EASL) that features a home-and-away format for the second season.
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PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial said, "Magiging six times a week na tayo because of Gilas and EASL (We will have six times a week schedule because of Gilas and EASL).”
Game schedule will still have double-headers from Tuesday-Sunday, with Monday being the rest day for the PBA.
The first game will start at 5 p.m. while the main game will be scheduled at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday schedule might vary if there’s an out of town game. It will be set to kick off at 6 p.m.
Marcial also clarified that the six days a week playing dates will only be good for at least a month.
"Yung six days a week kung hindi ako nagkakamali isang buwan lang naman, tapos balik ulit tayo sa dati (The six days a week will only last for a month if I am not mistaken. After that, we will go back to the regular schedule)," said the commissioner.
The games will only be held on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday come playoffs time.
