MANILA, PHILIPPINES \u2013 The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is set to open a caf\u00e9 and sports bar for its fans. Prior to the opening of league\u2019s 41st season, the sports caf\u00e9 will open on Oct. 15 (PH time), few days before the league\u2019s opening, at the Metrowalk Complex, Pasig City.<\/p>\n
The PBA caf\u00e9 will hold the league\u2019s appreciation night at 7 p.m. as their first event. All teams and officials are invited to share cocktails in the grand opening.\u00a0 Just like what the NBA Caf\u00e9, SM Aura did, the soon-to-open sports caf\u00e9 will also have a sports bar set-up with high-definition LED screens where live games as well as replays are being aired.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2019The PBA games will be shown in high definition using a modernized set of LED screens for a better viewing pleasure for fans,\u2019\u2019 said Jayson So, president of Inewvation Philippines, digital solutions company and the official partner of PBA in providing TV sets for the caf\u00e9. \u201cThis is really exciting for the league and its fans,\u201d Jayson added in a report by Jeric Lopez in The Standard.<\/p>\n
The PBA will also use the venue in conducting meetings and press conferences aside from their office at Libis, Quezon City. Past and present players are also set to drop by in the sports caf\u00e9, aiming for more interactions from fans which is the goal of the 41st season of the league.<\/p>\n
The dishes will be served in the resto bar will be named after the current PBA stars and monikers of PBA legends. PBA and its business partners planned to put the caf\u00e9 near Smart Araneta Coliseum to be closer to where the games are mostly played, but due to space restrictions, they were forced to move it to Metrowalk.<\/p>\n
The season-opening of the Philippine Cup and the new season will kick-off on Oct. 18 (PH time) at the Big Dome, with a match-up between Rain or Shine and Star, which are perennial contenders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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