Fajardo to Team Japeth, Standhardinger to Team Scottie in first PBA All-Star draft

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 01:05:15 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Scottie Thompson made Ginebra teammate and big man Christian Standhardinger the first pick while Japeth Aguilar selected long-time Gilas Pilipinas frontcourt partner June Mar Fajardo in the historic PBA All-Star draft on Monday, Feb. 20 at the TV5 Center in Mandaluyong. Team Scottie, which will be handled by Rain or Shine head […]

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Cone on All-Star poll backlash: ‘It is for nobody else but the fans’

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 05:26:51 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON The All-Star Game is for the fans and will always be for the fans. That’s why it’s only natural that the players that the fans want to see are those who are playing for the season-ending spectacle in the Passi City, Iloilo on March 12, if All-Star and Ginebra coach Tim Cone […]

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Ginebra’s Thompson, Aguilar voted as captains in PBA All-Star

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 05:57:08 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON It will be Team Aguilar versus Team Thompson in the PBA All-Star. Ginebra San Miguel duo Japeth Aguilar and Scottie Thompson find themselves at the opposing sides as they serve as captains of the two teams that will take the center stage in the main event of the PBA All-Star Weekend in […]

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Ginebra duo Japeth Aguilar, Scottie Thompson now lead All-Star poll

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 08:42:47 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Japeth Aguilar has taken over the top spot while Scottie Thompson solidified his place in second following the second voting returns for the PBA All-Stars Game in Passi City set on Mar. 9 to 12. Aguilar dislodged the previous top vote-getter June Mar Fajardo after amassing a total of 190,273 votes while […]

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Fajardo, Thompson lead All-Star poll after first voting returns

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 08:30:40 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON The heat of the MVP race between June Mar Fajardo and Scottie Thompson could also spill to the PBA All-Star festivities in Passi City, Iloilo set March 9-12. Both the MVP frontrunners emerged as the top two players leading in the fan poll after the first voting returns released by the league […]

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PBA All-Stars set for grand return with new drafting format

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 02:34:50 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON The PBA All-Star Weekend is set for a grand return in Passi, Iloilo on March 9 to 12 with new flavors in store. Left frozen for the past two years during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Commissioner Willie Marcial formally announced the return of the annual festivities and laid out the […]

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PBA: Japeth not interested in joining slam dunk contest

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 21:30:27 +0000

The Barangay Ginebra big man put on a dunking exhibition in front of a packed crowd on his way to leading the North to a 185-170 victory over the South and share Most Valuable Player honors with San Miguel Beer’s Arwind Santos.

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