PBA na ulit... (continued)

**Retz** · March 29th, 2014 08:59 PM

Alaska Aces won against the Beermen final score is: 89-78.

**_Qwerty_** · March 31st, 2014 01:23 PM

bakit wala na namang PBA kahapon? Sunday? ano ba yan.. kakawalang gana na tuloy... di mo na alam kailan may laro o wala..

**rukawa11** · March 31st, 2014 01:32 PM

mag eexpand pa sila ng lagay na yan :D

**Retz** · March 31st, 2014 02:14 PM

Ginebra trying to close deal with former LA Laker Josh Powell as replacement for import Leon Rodgers

BARANGAY Ginebra is trying to bring in former Los Angeles Lakers center Josh Powell in the next two days in a bid to rescuscitate its flagging campaign in the PBA Commissioner's Cup, a source told Spin.ph.

According to a source, Ginebra is now ironing out the final details of its negotiations with the highly regarded Powell, in the hope of fielding him in as Leon Rodgers' replacement in the team's final three games of the eliminations starting with a match against Meralco on Wednesday.

A separate source bared that the former North Carolina State Wolfpack will arrive either Monday or Tuesday, depending on the outcome of the final negotiations.

“Mahigpit ang impormasyon ngayon. Puro management lang muna ang details. Iniipit nila ang info. Pero mukhang si Powell na nga,” said the source, who bared that Rodgers is still practicing with Ginebra and on standby in case the negotiations with Powell hit a snag.

Ginebra fans should be pleased with the arrival of Powell, judging from their response when his planned hiring was first reported by Spin.ph last week.

A major sticking point in the negotiations is Powell's salary, which is expected considering the two-time NBA champion received a seven-figure compensation in his final year in the NBA in the 2010-2011 season with the Atlanta Hawks.

His last declared salary was at placed at US$854,389 for a year, which was given by his last Chinese Basketball League team, Guangdong Southern Tigers, based on the stats provided by a basketball website.

The maximum salary allowable for PBA imports is US$20,000 a month.

“Maraming demands yung Powell. Yun nga reason why hindi nag work-out yung unang negotiation two weeks ago di ba?” said the source. “Gusto niya ng VIP treatment aside from the high salary.”

Powell is known for his sweet touch and strength inside the paint, as gleaned from his averages of 15 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in his 2014 season with Guangdong.

[See highlight sof his performance with the Olympiacos team in Greece here]

The 31-year old South Carolina native is best remembered for filling in the shoes left by an injured Andrew Bynum in the 2009 and 2010 championship campaign of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Aside from the Lakers and the Hawks, Powell also played for the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers before he moved to China, Puerto Rico and Greece. He also had stints in Russia and Italy before he joined the NBA in 2005.

Source: Ginebra trying to close deal with former LA Laker Josh Powell as replacement for import Leon Rodgers | PBA | SPIN.PH

Ginebra trying to close deal with former LA Laker Josh Powell as replacement for import Leon Rodgers | PBA | SPIN.PH

**chua_riwap** · March 31st, 2014 04:50 PM

3 games na lang. dapat maipanalo nila lahat yan.

high salary + vip treatment, tapos matalo rin lang bgk kay powell ano?

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**chua_riwap** · March 31st, 2014 08:39 PM

si pido, amoy 0-7.

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**SiRbossR** · March 31st, 2014 09:06 PM

^sana matalo lalo ginebra

ang hypocrite ni caguioa parang siya hindi nagpapa pogi. Sabihin niya yan sa mga coach niya lalo na kay alfrancis chua

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Give pido some slack, first season, mostly rookie players pa hawak niya.

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**shadow** · March 31st, 2014 10:48 PM

Nice! Global port tanking for ginebra 2 teams lang na eliminate diba?

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#retzing

**baludoy** · April 1st, 2014 10:32 AM

former up maroon bigman bryan gahol killed in skyway accident

Ex-PBA player Bryan Gahol, companion killed in Skyway crash

April 1, 2014 5:30am

(Updated 8:17 am) Former Philippine Basketball Association player Bryan Gahol was killed in a multiple-vehicle collision along the Skyway, Monday night, GMA 7 morning show "Unang Hirit" reported.

Gahol was driving a Nissan Urvan Escapade on the northbound lane under the Skyway heading towards Alabang Muntinlupa at 10pm Monday night, along with four other friends, when their vehicle was hit by a delivery jeep filled with vegetables.

According to the driver of the jeep, he had lost control after the jeep was hit by a third vehicle, a truck.

One of Gahol’s friends, who was seated in the front passenger side, also perished in the accident. Remarkably, the other three did not suffer a single scratch.

Gahol and his friend were rushed to a hospital, but they were declared dead on arrival.

A former UP Fighting Maroon, Gahol had stints in the PBA with Mobiline, Alaska, San Miguel Beer and Red Bull. — DVM/AMD, GMA News

Ex-PBA player Bryan Gahol, companion killed in Skyway crash ? report | Sports | GMA News Online