If you’ve lived in the 80’s, you will agree with me that it was the glory days of the premier and Asia’s first professional basketball league, the PBA. It was those times that basketball ruled television ratings even if it’s aired on PTV4 or IBC13. PBA has been a household brand with families all gathered in their living rooms watching the beloved basketball league and cheering for their favorite teams. Luckily, I have experienced those days. Those moments when everything else stops specially when it’s Ginebra and Purefoods match. I can clearly remember how our family became divided into 2 whenever this match comes. Me and my father are die-hard Purefoods fans while my mother and my brother are for Ginebra, so expect a noisy sala from us whenever this 2 teams are battling on the hard-court. One of the most awaited parts also of the league then, except for the intense championship games and the rookie drafts, was the Season opening. PBA opening in those years was like the opening of the SEA Games or ASEAN games if not the olympics. While there are no extravagant fireworks display and torch lighting, PBA openings always bring every Pinoys in-front of their TV screens because it signaled the start of another season of intense games. It’s also the time when teams got to parade their team flags, team players and their muses. Who wouldn’t want to see beautiful girls parading in the hard court with your favorite teams. That is one of the highlight of PBA that people […]
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