June 3, Wednesday \u2013 Smart Araneta Coliseum<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Jordan Heading along with his usual barefoot routine before Game 1 of the PBA Commissioner\u2019s Cup Finals. #PBAFinals<\/a> | @jonasterradoINQ<\/a> <\/p>\n Follow our PBA live updates here: https:\/\/t.co\/zCfs46F8yH<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/BUSSfhyhFh<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 INQUIRER Sports (@inquirersports) June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Calvin Oftana warms up before the beginning of the PBA Commissioner\u2019s Cup Finals. #PBAFinals<\/a> | @jonasterradoINQ<\/a> <\/p>\n Follow our PBA live updates here: https:\/\/t.co\/zCfs46F8yH<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tntr5daNks<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 INQUIRER Sports (@inquirersports) June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Isaac Go is finally set to play in his first PBA Finals after being injured within the previous two Ginebra-TNT meetings. #PBAFinals<\/a> | @jonasterradoINQ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/8WnU4Mwz0w<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 INQUIRER Sports (@inquirersports) June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Jayson Castro making his first PBA Finals appearance since TNT won all of it against Ginebra within the 2024 Governors\u2019 Cup title series. Castro was Finals MVP of that showdown. #PBAFinals<\/a> | @jonasterradoINQ<\/a> <\/p>\n Follow our PBA live updates here: https:\/\/t.co\/zCfs46F8yH<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/iKbc0PjZL3<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 INQUIRER Sports (@inquirersports) June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Chris McCullough during his arrival before Game 1 of the PBA Commissioner\u2019s Cup Finals #PBAFinals<\/a> | @jonasterradoINQ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ER64TI783Y<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 INQUIRER Sports (@inquirersports) June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Justin Brownlee set for his tenth PBA Finals appearance and can seek a record seventh title #PBAFinals<\/a> @inquirersports<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/WkwP6plWmC<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jonas Terrado (@jonasterradoINQ) June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Rey Nambatac was Finals MVP the last time TNT and Ginebra met for the championship #PBAFinals<\/a> @inquirersports<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/F9TjyZO3sP<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jonas Terrado (@jonasterradoINQ) June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Scottie Thompson, twice named Finals MVP, looks to set in motion Ginebra\u2019s quest to finish a three-year title drought #PBAFinals<\/a> @inquirersports<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Pdxnm0diTC<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jonas Terrado (@jonasterradoINQ) June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Kelly Williams, within the PBA Finals for the nth time, among the many early birds #PBAFinals<\/a> @inquirersports<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/8zwqT77YBh<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jonas Terrado (@jonasterradoINQ) June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Good afternoon from Smart Araneta Coliseum for the beginning of the PBA Commissioner\u2019s Cup Finals between Barangay Ginebra and TNT. Game 1 suggestions off at 7:30 p.m. #PBAFinals<\/a> @inquirersports<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/cNMmWr0RV8<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jonas Terrado (@jonasterradoINQ) June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Scottie Thompson and Barangay Ginebra head into their PBA Commissioner\u2019s Cup title showdown with TNT on Wednesday carrying lessons from their previous defeats by the hands of the identical foe and hardened by a tricky semifinal series against Rain or Shine.<\/p>\n And Thompson hopes that the 7:30 p.m. encounter at Smart Araneta Coliseum can be the stepping stone for the Gin Kings to finally recover from the road and end a three-year championship drought that gave the look of ages for a team used to success.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are going to use that as motivation,\u201d Thompson said, as Ginebra eyes its first title for the reason that 2022-2023 Commissioner\u2019s Cup when it prevailed over the guest team Bay Area Dragons before 54,000 fans at Philippine Arena.<\/p>\n Championships have eluded the gang favorites since, with their next three Finals trips ending in defeats, all against TNT.<\/p>\n TNT guard Jordan Heading reacts during Game 6 of the PBA semifinals against Meralco. \u2013MARLO CUETO\/INQUIRER.net<\/p>\n<\/div>\n MANILA, Philippines\u2014TNT was just one title away last season from completing a rare Grand Slam.<\/p>\n Nonetheless, those dreams were halted after they fell to San Miguel Beer within the Philippine Cup Finals. They suffered one other Finals loss to the Beermen this season in the identical conference.<\/p>\n Considered one of the major guys during those Finals runs was Jordan Heading, who made his conference debut with the Tropang 5G in last yr\u2019s All-Filipino conference.<\/p>\n But as an alternative of a championship celebration, TNT ended up falling short, a moment Heading hopes to rewrite this time within the Commissioner\u2019s Cup Finals against Barangay Ginebra.<\/p>\n \u201cThis implies the whole lot. While you lose within the finals, it sticks with you,\u201d said Heading. \u201cThe entire offseason, that\u2019s all I considered, after I train within the morning, that\u2019s all I take into consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings\u2019 RJ Abarrientos during a game within the PBA Commissioner\u2019s Cup. \u2013MARLO CUETO\/INQUIRER.net<\/p>\n<\/div>\n MANILA, Philippines\u2014While most players would feel the pressure of facing a PBA legend within the Finals, RJ Abarrientos is just having fun with the moment.<\/p>\n Abarrientos, set for his third Finals appearance, enters the Commissioner\u2019s Cup championship series with a likelihood to go head-to-head with PBA legend Jayson Castro.<\/p>\n For some, that will be a frightening challenge. For Abarrientos, it\u2019s a dream come true.<\/p>\n \u201cI still feel like I\u2019m dreaming,\u201d Abarrientos said. \u201cI\u2019m grateful that I get to face someone who I only watched before within the Finals. I\u2019m just grateful to face Kuya Jayson. He\u2019s healthy now, he\u2019s back to the Finals and I\u2019m looking forward to that.\u201d<\/p>\n Chris McCullough (right) has a likelihood at winning a second PBA title with a distinct team. \u2014MARLO CUETO\/INQUIRER.net<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Chris McCullough admits that he\u2019s still within the technique of being in sync along with his teammates after three games into his role as TNT\u2019s alternative import.<\/p>\n Getting together with RR Pogoy, whose history with McCullough has been a source of talk on social media, didn\u2019t have complications, though.<\/p>\n \u201cOh, we\u2019re friends, man,\u201d McCullough said on Monday when select members of the Finals protagonists Tropang 5G and Barangay Ginebra gathered at Novotel Manila for the customary press conference before the best-of-seven series for the PBA Commissioner\u2019s Cup title.<\/p>\n That elicited laughs contained in the ballroom where the 2 teams met yet one more time before the series gets happening Wednesday on the Smart Araneta Coliseum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t<\/p>\n \t\t\t <\/p>\n \nRead Next<\/span>\n<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n
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