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PBA to follow NBA format for All-Star festivities

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="PBA to follow NBA format for All-Star festivities" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/01/22/01222023-pba-to-follow-nba-format-for-all-star-festivities.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines -- For the first time since 2019, the PBA will hold an All-Star weekend -- with the league making changes to the format of the showcase.The 2023 PBA All-Star Weekend will take place in Passi, Iloilo from March 9-12. It marks the return of the showcase event, which was last held in 2019 in Calasiao, Pangasinan. The league did not hold All-Star festivities in the next three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of the traditional North vs. South All-Stars format, the league will follow the set-up of the NBA where the leading vote-getters get to draft their teammates for the game.&quot;Mamimili ang fans ng 24 [players],&quot; PBA commissioner Willie Marcial explained on Sunday night. &quot;May balota tayo, mamimili sila ng 24 [players], kahit anong posisyon.&quot;&quot;Doon sa top 24, &#x27;yung dalawa, gagawin nating captain ball. Tapos, mamimili sila doon sa 22 [ng teammates nila],&quot; he added. &quot;Palitan ang gagawin nila para makabuo ng team.&quot;Fans will also select the coaches of the two All-Star teams. Voting starts on January 25, both online and in game venues. Fans can vote until February 15, after which the PBA will hold a special event for the All-Star draft.There will also be a rookies-sophomores-juniors game, with each team featuring two first-year players. The game may also feature celebrities, according to Marcial. The league will still hold a blitz challenge, a three-point shootout, and the slam dunk contest. They are also planning a 3x3 competition featuring local basketball stars of Passi.

For the first time since 2019, the PBA will hold an All-Star weekend -- with the league making changes to the format of the showcase.

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PBA to follow NBA format for All-Star festivities

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published January 22, 2023 08:52 PM PHT

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