Macau Is Back In The PBA

There will be a guest team in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup, and it will be the Macau Black Knights again. Only this time, Macau will go by the moniker Giant Pandas as they hope to improve on their performance from the midseason tourney.

The Giant Pandas — will be bannered by the same core of Jenning Leung, Damian Chong Qui, Phoenix Shackelford, and Ray Cao. However, Leung, who grew up in Laguna here in the Philippines, will be available only in August, according to veteran scribe Quinito Henson, as he has a prior commitment to play in another league.

The Bolts Is Bringing Back Jordon Varnado

The Meralco Bolts are a familiar face next conference after they decided to get Jordon Varnado back as their import for the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup.

If the name rings a bell, it’s because Varnado has already played for the Bolts—but in the Basketball Champions League Asia in 2025. The announcement came through the team’s official social media channels last 22 June.

Bolts 95, TnT 103

Chris McCullough lived up his promise of a better performance by scoring 42 points in lifting TNT to a 103-95 win and a 3-2 lead in their PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals series last 29 May at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The points were 18 more than what McCullough produced in his first game back and he highlighted it all up with four straight baskets – off back-to-back triples, a spin move and a jumper – in a stirring one-man show that gave the Tropang 5G a 98-91 lead.

Gardner Hopes To Adjust Fast With The Bolts

New Bolts import Patrick Gardner is here and is determined to write a happier ending, after a heartbreaking finish in the Japanese B.League Division 2 Finals over a week ago.

Gardner and the Fukushima Firebonds got swept by the Kobe Storks in the B.League Division 2 Finals last 17 May, losing both the championship and the chance to be promoted to Division 1.

What Patrick Gardner Can Bring To The Bolt's Table?

After an embarassing Game 3 loss to the Tropang 5G, the Meralco Bolts pulled the plug on Marvin Jones and replaced him with Patick Gardner before the opening of Game 4 of their best-of-seven semifinals series in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner's Cup last 27 May.

Jones, who played for Meralco since the elimination round, posted only 22 points, 15 rebounds, and three assists in their Game 3 loss. More importantly, he failed to dominate an import-less team.