NLEX kicks off the season-ending PBA Governors’ Cup as it takes on guest team Macau Giant Pandas in the main game of the July 10 doubleheader at the Ynares Center Antipolo.
The Road Warriors have made noise days leading up to the conference opener with news that former PBA MVP and Gilas Pilipinas captain Jimmy Alapag is set to join the franchise.
It's official: Jimmy Alapag is new NLEX coach
It will also be the first outing for the team following its disappointing loss in the Commissioner’s Cup playoffs, where it exited in the quarterfinal despite being the top seeded team and owning twice-to-beat advantage against TNT.
The other half of the twinbill features Terrafirma taking on Titan Ultra.
The following day in faraway Ynares Center Montalban, Blackwater and Rain or Shine clash in the curtain raiser, followed by the battle between Phoenix and Magnolia.
It will be a back-to-back playdate in Montalban as NLEX faces Titan Ultra in Sunday’s first game, before Converge makes its debut against Titan Ultra in the second game.
Prolific import George King makes his San Miguel Beer debut on July 14 as the Beermen tackle the Giant Pandas in the main outing at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.
Meralco plays its first game in the conference at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on July 13 opposite Phoenix.
Commissioner’s Cup finalists Barangay Ginebra and TNT will debut simultaneously on July 19 at the Big Dome.
The reigning Governors Cup champion Tropang 5G open its campaign against the Giant Pandas, while the Kings, the newly-crowned Commissioner’s Cup champion, meet the Fuel Masters.
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