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MPBL Davao Tigers, iginiit na vaccine muna bago ang laro


Kaligtasan at kalusugan ng players at team members ang prayoridad ng Davao Occidental Tigers sa Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

Handa umanong isuko ni team owner Claudine Diana Bautista ang division at national titles ng nagdaang Chooks MPBL Lakan Season upang matiyak lang na hindi mahahawaan ng COVID-19 ang mga manlalaro.

“The safety and health of our players, the team, their families are our priority,” saad ni Bautista. “The championship trophy is not worth the lives (of people).”

Sumang-ayon si Bautista sa naging pasya ni MPBL Commissioner Kenneth Duremdes na pinaboran din ni Sen. Manny Pacquiao, ang MPBL Founder at CEO na huwag nang ituloy ang 2020-2021 season na dapat ay magsisimula sa Hunyo 12.

Nadiskaril ang division finals sa pagitan ng Tigers at Basilan Steel sa South at ang San Juan Knights kontra Makati Super Crunch sa North, bunga ng nationwide lockdown dahil sa pananalasa ng Coronavirus. Parehong patas ang Tigers-Steel at Knights-Super Crunch sa playoffs sa 1-1 at sasalang na sana sa Game 3 deciders game.

“We will conform with what the MPBL decides,” ani Bautista. “Let us not push matters during these uncertain times. If possible, we shouldn’t resume play until a vaccine is found.”

Habang naghihintay ang MPBL sa go-signal ng national government na makabalik ang sporting activities indoors, okey lang naman ayon kay Bautista na makapag-training ang players sa kani-kanilang tahanan sa ilalim ng gabay at monitoring ng kanilang physical fitness trainer via Zoom.

Problema rin aniya ang venues para mapagdausan ng division finals dahil sa hirap ng pagbiyahe at umiiral na social distancing protocols. Handa aniyang maglaro ang Tigers sa isang neutral venue o nag-iisang venue para sa playoffs.

Titiyaking lalaro ang Tigers sa pre-season tournament na pinaplano kapag naialis na ang paghihigpit sa quarantine. “We’re committed to staying in the MPBL."

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