TEAM members inside the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) bubble yielded negative results anew following the latest swab testing for Covid-19 administered by the Clark Development Corp (CDC).
A week after action in the Philippine Cup kicked off, Commissioner Willie Marcial disclosed members of all 12 ballclubs are negative of the virus following the second round of testing done last week.
Some players who were late entrees in the bubble however, are still scheduled to be tested along with some members of the PBA staff.
Coach Raoul Cesar “Nash” Racela and the Blackwater Elite, meanwhile, takes on Alaska on Tuesday in the Philippine Cup at the Angeles University Foundation gym in Pampanga.
Game time is 6:45 p.m.
With Racela at the helm, the Elite are making their present felt and have won two of their first three games—over Northport (96-89) and NLEX (98-88)—behind spectacular plays by Shej Roi Sumang and Don Trollano.
But Racela continues to remind his wards to be cautious.
“Alaska is one of the strongest and conditioned teams in the bubble. They are a tough adversary so we really need to prepare hard,” Racela said.
Alaska ended a two-game slump with an 87-81 win over last year’s Philippine Cup runner-up Magnolia (1-2). Jeron Teng had 19 points while Jayvee Casio finished with 17 points in that game.
Meralco (1-2) and Magnolia clash in the other game at 4 p.m. with both teams hoping to get back on the winning track. With Josef Ramos