Mas lalo pang pinagtibay ng Philippine Basketball Association at ng Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas ang kanilang partnership, makaraang magdesisyon ang PBA na maglunsad ng 3x3 tournament upang matulungan ang SBP sa hangad na makapagpadala ng kinatawan ng bansa sa Olympics para sa nasabing event.

“If not Tokyo (in July), maybe 2024 in Paris,” wika ni SBP president

Al Panlilio, na isa ring PBA governor para sa koponan ng Meralco.

Ang PBA 3x3 ay ilulunsad sa susunod na buwan (Marso) ngunit wala pang kaukulang detalye tungkol dito dahil naghahanap pa sila ng magsisilbing tournament director.

“Through the recommendation of the vice chair (Bobby Rosales of Columbian Dyip), we decided to make it a stand-alone program, something like the D-League. It will be run by an executive director under the supervision of the PBA commissioner,” ani PBA chairman Ricky Vargas sa pagtatapos ng kanilang planning session na ginanap sa Milan, Italy noong Biyernes.

Brandon Clarke ng Memphis, pumanaw sa edad na 29!

“Our involvement in 3x3 reassured the SBP president that the PBA is all-out to support the SBP. We’ve been doing that at least in the last four years,” dagdag nito.