Oct 31, 2024

Globetrotters add spice to Governors' Cup finals, BPC Awards rite

GAME 4 of the PBA Governors' Cup finals between Barangay Ginebra and TNT will feature the awarding ceremony for the Best Player of the Conference and Best Import honors, respectively.

San Miguel Beer star big man June Mar Fajardo leads the race for the BPC title and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson of TNT shows the way for the Best Import plum.

Crowding out Fajardo for the highest individual honor of the conference are the Ginebra duo of Japeth Aguilar and Scottie Thompson, San Miguel's CJ Perez, and Arvin Tolentino of Northport.

Meanwhile, challenging Hollis-Jefferson for the same title he won in the same conference last year, are three-time winner Justine Brownlee of Barangay Ginebra, Rain or Shine's Aaron Fuller, and EJ Anosike f San Miguel.

The awarding ceremony is set before the 7:30 p.m. game at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. TNT leads the series, 2-0.

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The Sunday match will also feature the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters showing their acts at the halftime break.

The fancied sports team is arriving in the country for its iconic global tour that will have the Globetrotters performing in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore.

"We are excited about our partnership with LK Entertainment, in that it allows for our strategic expansion, and commitment, to the many audiences that make up the Asia continent, said Keith Dawkins, President Harlem Globetrotters and Herschend Entertainment Studios.

"We believe that this is not only a tremendous opportunity for our live tour business but for growth of other facets of the Globetrotters businesses including content, sponsorship and consumer products."

The tour begins on November 12 and conclude on November 24.

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Tickets for Philippines are now available through official ticketing partner, TicketWorld and TicketNet.

Tickets start from P600 and tickets can be purchased through TicketWorld here. (RG)