Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Tiebreaker Times

Basketball

Joshua Smith set to arrive on May 25, TNT exec confirms


Joshua Smith will be arriving in the Philippines on May 25 to form his much-awaited reunion with the TNT Katropa, team manager Virgil Villavicencio confirmed to reporters on Friday night.

“He’s coming on the 25th,” said the amiable executive moments after the Katropa — with an all-Filipino crew — took care of business by dismantling the Blackwater Elite, 120-101.

The arrival of the stocky 6-foot-10 has set up his 2018 Commissioner’s Cup debut on June 1, when TNT battle the surging Columbian Dyip at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Villavicencio shared that Smith was supposed to arrive earlier this May, but his commitment with club team Kyoto Hannaryz in the Japanese B-League forbade him from doing so.

“We wanted him to get here on the 16th, but he had to be with his team for their outreach programs,” he said.

“He can actually come here for a day and go back there, but he said it might be difficult.”

Still, the Katropa are optimistic about Smith’s return. The last time he was in the PBA was rather memorable, as he helped the Texters get to the 2017 Commissioner’s Cup Finals.

And that is what team veteran Troy Rosario hopes to happen as the American serves another tour of duty.

“Sana mangyari uli yung nagawa nya nung last time na nandito sya which is umabot kami sa finals. hoping maging healthy siya,” said the six-foot-seven Rosario.

#ReadMore  Norman Black surpasses 700 career wins as PBA coach
Written By

Oftentimes on the sidelines. Forever a student of the game. Morayta-bred.


You May Also Like

Basketball

NorthPort finally beat Ginebra after half a decade following a nail-biting 119-116 victory in front of a hostile crowd at the Philsports Arena in...

Basketball

It has always been so simple for Troy Rosario whenever he sets foot on the court: play according to whatever the opposing defense throws...

Basketball

Troy Rosario turned in his best game in a Ginebra jersey thus far to power his side to a 93-81 victory over San Miguel...

Basketball

Scottie Thompson nailed the game-winning trey to help Ginebra frustrate Magnolia, 95-92, and emerge triumphant in another Christmas Clasico affair before a solid crowd...

Basketball

Justin Brownlee dropped 49 points to power Barangay Ginebra past the luckless Terrafirma, 114-98, and get back on track in the PBA Season 49...

Basketball

ANTIPOLO – Hong Kong Eastern outlasted an exhausted Barangay Ginebra side by way of a 93-90 decision to stretch its winning streak to three...

Basketball

Ginebra sustained its solid start into the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup following a 94-72 beatdown of a struggling Phoenix to register its second...

Basketball

Troy Rosario’s arrival to Barangay Ginebra would not actually be possible without some assistance from a former teammate turned close friend. The veteran big...

Advertisement