Gilas Pilipinas lands in Group B of FIBA draw

**awing** · July 23rd, 2014 02:20 PM

Dapat lang..."Organizers were forced to cancel the July 23 event and offer refunds to ticket holders". Kasalanan nga ng Organizers.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has spoken out on the doomed Last Home Stand charity event that was supposed to feature a group of NBA stars match up against Gilas Pilipinas at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.

The statement, first published in the league’s official website NBA.com, reads in full:

“Under the terms of the NBA's Collective Bargaining Agreement, players are allowed to participate in offseason basketball games or exhibitions when requirements for those events are met, including ensuring that appropriate safeguards be in place, and the promoter seeks the proper exemptions from the NBA and the player’s team. The promoter of this proposed event, East-West Private LLC, was informed of this process several months ago but did not take the required steps. Filipinos are among the most passionate basketball fans in the world and we are committed to bringing them more access to our game and supporting the ongoing Typhoon Haiyan rehabilitation efforts.”

Organizers were forced to cancel the July 23 event and offer refunds to ticket holders of both the July 22 and 23 events. PLDT chairman Manny Pangilinan also apologized to basketball fans for what happened.

https://ph.sports.yahoo.com/news/nba...050858001.html

**_Qwerty_** · July 23rd, 2014 02:23 PM

whoa.. grabe pala nagastos nang MVP group! $150K each para mag round robin??!!

How much did organizers lose for failed event?' Source gives eye-popping figure | PBA | SPIN.PH

The figure is in fact eye-popping?

According to an insider, the group of top basketball patron Manny V. Pangilinan's, in its desire to help Gilas prepare for the Fiba World Cup and at the same time throw a huge basketball party on his 68th birthday, will end up footing a US$4.6 million bill or around P200M.

Huge as the total seemed, the figure makes sense considering that organizers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, had committed to pay some of the 12 players upwards of US$150,000 each for the two-day event. During a hastily called press conference, organizers said the players have been "partially paid" even before Tuesday's scrapped game.

The other expenses should come from the players' airfare and accommodations, venue bookings, and other miscellaneous expenditures.

**Yuki13** · July 23rd, 2014 02:36 PM

^wag naman sana naten makita sa meralco and pldt bills naten yang php200 million loss na yan

**chua_riwap** · July 23rd, 2014 02:53 PM

April pa pala alam na ng org. na di pwede 5 on 5 game, sana kinancel na lang yung game. Na save pa yung P200M na budget.

MVP sibakin mo na si fermin. Isinalang ka sa kahihiyan.

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**shadow** · July 23rd, 2014 03:02 PM

parang DSL lang pala...meron fine print na "up to XXX \kbps..."

**Gumusut_Amige** · July 23rd, 2014 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by chua_riwap

April pa pala alam na ng org. na di pwede 5 on 5 game, sana kinancel na lang yung game. Na save pa yung P200M na budget.

MVP sibakin mo na si fermin. Isinalang ka sa kahihiyan.

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Saan? Sa wetpu!😆😆😆

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