PBA set to return on July 16 at Ynares Arena in Pasig

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) will finally return and tip off its 46th season with the Philippine Cup on July 16 as approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).

The PBA will have their games in the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City and will adopt a 'closed circuit semi-bubble' set up. The players and officials will strictly follow a home-arena-home transportation format.

ADVERTISEMENT Game days will have triple-header slates on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays every week, until the opening of the pilot PBA 3x3 by August.

The matches will be placed behind closed doors as fans will not be allowed in the venue.

The Philippine Cup follows a single round robin elimination format to determine the team standing, with the top eight advancing to the playoffs.


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