TNT resumes its 2021 PBA Governors' Cup campaign against Magnolia on Friday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
The Tropang GIGA and the Hotshots clash at 6 p.m. in the second game of a doubleheader to usher in the return of the conference after a month-long stoppage due to the rise of Covid-19 cases in the country.
Meralco faces NLEX at 3 p.m. in the opening salvo, but all eyes will be on the second game which serves as a rematch of the 2021 Philippine Cup Finals.
It also begins a grueling schedule of four games in a week's span for TNT, which is committed to lend a few members to Gilas Pilipinas in the first window of the 2023 Fiba Basketball World Cup qualifiers.
After the Hotshots, the Tropang GIGA will face Phoenix Super LPG on Sunday, February 13, and San Miguel on Wednesday, February 16.
TNT will take a one-day break before taking on Barangay Ginebra on Friday, February 18.
Pinto debuts for Ginebra
Also on opening weekend, Blackwater collides with Terrafirma at 4 p.m., and Rain or Shine faces NorthPort at 6:45 p.m. in the Saturday double-header.
Barangay Ginebra, meanwhile, clashes with Meralco at 6:45 p.m. in Nards Pinto's first game against his former team since signing with Gin Kings as an unrestricted free agent.
All the games will be played at the Big Dome, except during the duration of the Fiba World Cup qualifiers when the PBA will hold games likely at the Ynares Arena in Pasig City.
The PBA will restart the conference without fans in the stands in the meantime, but the league has yet to specify a timetable for their return to the venue.
Here's the full schedule for the next eight playdates:
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