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MANILA - A huge early Christmas gift awaits the champion of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Invitational. Chooks-to-Go president Ronald Mascarinas announced on Friday night that he would be giving away PHP2 million to the team that will win it all in the short tournament from December 11 to 23. MPBL commissioner Kenneth Duremdes believes the huge pot money at stake should give the teams another reason to go all-out. "That's added motivation to those who are involved in the organization, especially the players, dahil papunta na rin sa Pasko eh (because Christmas is nearing)," the Philippine Basketball Association legend said. The other two podium finishers will also not be leaving the pre-Yuletide event empty-handed. The second placer will receive PHP500,000, while the third placer will take home PHP250,000. Balanced field The announcement happened during the group draw for the elimination round of the MPBL Invitational at the Crowne Plaza Grand Ballroom i ....
February 8, 2021 | 5:49 pm Font Size AAA THE INAUGURAL WNBL draft set for Feb. 13 will be unique in the sense that the teams in the first-ever women’s professional basketball league in the country will not be picking in every round. WNBL A WEEK before the first-ever draft of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) takes place, the league held a virtual draft lottery to pick the order of selections on Sunday evening. The inaugural draft set for Feb. 13 though will be unique in the sense that the teams in the first-ever women’s professional basketball league in the country will not be picking in every round. ....