THE PHILIPPINE Basketball Association moved to temporarily suspend proceedings in its ongoing tournament in line with the government’s decision to place the National Capital Region under tighter quarantine restrictions. — PBA IMAGES
THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) moved to temporarily suspend proceedings in its ongoing tournament in line with the government’s decision to place the National Capital Region (NCR) under tighter restrictions until Aug. 5.
In statement released on Tuesday, the PBA said games beginning on Wednesday, Aug. 4, are now postponed until further notice with NCR currently placed in General Community Quarantine with heightened and additional restrictions, and from Aug. 6 to 20 set to be elevated to Enhanced Community Quarantine to further guard against the spread of the coronavirus.
The league has already filed a request to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to have games in the Philippine Cup moved to Lipa, Batangas, from the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City for the time being. The Province of Batangas is under Modified General Community Quarantine.
The PBA Philippine Cup is almost halfway through since opening shop on July 16.
The Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok lead the league in the standings with an unblemished record of 4-0, followed by the TNT Tropang Giga at 3-0.
The Meralco Bolts are third (4-1), with the San Miguel Beermen (3-1), Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (4-2), NLEX Road Warriors (2-2) and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings (2-2) rounding out the top half.
Completing the standings are the Alaska Aces (2-3), Northport Batang Pier (1-3), Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters (1-4), Terrafirma Dyip (0-4) and Blackwater Elite (0-4). — Michael Angelo S. Murillo