The Philippine Basketball Association is officially back-- condensed schedule, daily games, virtual fans (the first week is a beta run meant for PBA crew, family and friends as per a league official) and coaches wearing face masks.
"Pandemic ka lang, Pilipino kami!"
Initially, this writer was against the idea of the PBA carrying out another season during the pandemic. Thankfully, the NBA showed everyone that it could be done in a controlled environment with stringent practices in place (so in a way Aldin Ayo of UST was on to something-- no? Too early? Okay). So here we are, or here they are, playing games on a break neck pace, double headers everyday that leaves fans who have been dying to see their idols back on the court.
More than anything, these players, the coaches, the ballboys, the PBA as a whole, are heroes. Maybe not as much as the medical frontliners, but definitely up there when it comes to providing us fans with Grade A entertainment to help take our minds off this pandemic and the paranoia that it brings.
