PBA set to announce 10 newest additions to Greatest Players club

PBA set to announce 10 newest additions to Greatest Players club

MANILA, Philippines – The PBA will reveal the newest members of its Greatest Players club on Wednesday, April 2, exactly a week before it celebrates its 50th year on April 9. The announcement will be made on One Sports program Starting Lineup as 10 players join the exclusive list that currently features 40 players who were picked during the 25th and 40th anniversary in 2000 and 2015, respectively. Among the favorites to be feted are Nelson Asayt…

Hawkins, Cariaso await cementing of their status as PBA elites

Alaska’s Bong Hawkins (right), a defensive workhorse, applies a body on San Miguel Beer’s Danny Ildefonso, one of the members of the PBA’s Greatest list. —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO Bong Hawkins was never the flashiest player on the court, but his impact was undeniable. A no-nonsense force for the dynastic Alaska Milkmen of the ‘90s, he built a career on quiet excellence. Yet, his omission from the Philippine Basketball Association’s (PBA) 40 Greatest …