PBA quarterfinals start; emotional matchup, player honors announced
The Professional Basketball Association of the Philippines (PBA) Commissioner's Cup quarterfinals will feature several intriguing matchups on Wednesday and Thursday.
On Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Rain or Shine faces Converge in Game 1, while Ginebra plays Meralock in their first game.
Thursday's schedule includes NorthPort facing Magnolia at Ninoy Aquino Stadium with both teams having a twice-to-beat advantage for NorthPort and TNT versus Eastern with TNT needing just one win to advance.
Magnolia forward Zav Lucero, who was recently named PBA Press Corps Player of the Week, is set to play against his former team NorthPort in what could be a highly emotional match-up.
The league's commissioner Willie Marcial announced that the selection process for the next 10 players to join the '50 Greatest Players' honor roll will begin this week ahead of the PBA's 50th anniversary celebrations.
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