MERALCO is set to bring in Tony Bishop after the team confirmed that Shabazz Muhammad will no longer play for the Bolts in the coming 2021 PBA Governors' Cup.
The Bolts made the confirmation on Sunday.
Bishop, 32, played college ball with Richland College and Texas State and played briefly for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the NBA D-League, now called G League.
The Bolts confirmed that Muhammad will not be able to make it for the reinforced conference due to "family matters."
"We wish Shabazz the best in dealing with his family matters, and we are looking forward to welcoming Tony Bishop as our import for this conference," says Meralco Bolts team manager Paolo Trillo.
NBA veteran Shabazz Muhammad's PBA stint is cancelled.
Born in Dallas, the 32-year-old Bishop, of Panamanian descent, also had stints in Germany, Puerto Rico and Romania.
He also played for Panama in the national team.
Muhammad was one of the players to watch in the return of imports for the 2021 PBA Governors’ Cup, having played for five years in the NBA with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He also played in China.
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