It’s final... Senator Manny Pacquiao will be in Dubai for a fun exhibition game, MPBL Dubai 2019 with the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) at Hamdan Sports Complex on Friday 27 & Saturday 28 September 2019.
Playing with him are some celebrities: Gerald Anderson, Derek Ramsay and Jayjay Helterbrand.
And also with his brother Bobby Pacquiao.
And of course, MPBL strong teams will be here for the game: Batangas Tanduay Athletics, Imus Bandera and Davao Occidental Tigers.
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
Manny Pacquiao launched the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League on 29 August 2017.
According to Pacquiao, the league is not intended to be a competitor to the Philippine Basketball Association, the country's top professional basketball league.
The MPBL will feature both a regional commercial and barangay-level league with teams on the commercial side to have a home locality in addition to a corporate sponsor.
In the first months, the league hosted teams from Luzon with future plans to expand to accommodate teams based in Visayas and Mindanao like the defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association.
It is planned that an expanded MPBL will have two conferences, North and South, where the best teams from both divisions will face in the finals similar to the format of the National Basketball Association of the United States.
The league was planned to start as early as 23 September 2017 with at least six teams. A pre-season was held with the Bulacan Kuyas finishing as champions.
The inaugural cup of the MPBL, the Anta Rajah Cup commenced on 25 January 2018 and was participated in by ten teams.
In the opening game at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, the Parañaque Patriots secured a 70-60 victory over the Caloocan Supremos.
The first conference was ran until 19 April 2018 where the Batangas City Athletics crowned as the league's first-ever champion.
Come and join us on this fun event. It will not be fun without your roaring cheers.
Timings:
Friday 27 & Saturday 28 September 2019 from 4pm.
Price:
• AED TBC
