AN inclusive league with parity and without bias.
That’s what former Ateneo star and PBA player Jai Reyes vowed during the launch of Filbasket, the country’s newest cage league.
“We really pride ourselves in building a league that is inclusive and we also want to make basketball, the sport and the talent of the players, the stories of the players, and the teams as our main product,” Reyes said last Tuesday in the online Philippine Sportswriters Association forum.
“For Filbasket, ito talaga ang produkto namin. We are not using basketball for other goals and plans. For Filbasket, this is our main product,” he added.
Reyes added the league will also listen to fans.
“Our decisions will always be for the betterment of the game, of the talent of the players and to bring to fans the highest level of basketball entertainment. We want to listen to the fans. Iyon ang isa sa mga core visions rin namin. Gusto naming pakinggan iyong mga fans kung ano iyong gusto nila,” Reyes, who was joined by veteran basketball team manager and organizer Buddy Encarnado in the online session, said.
“Hindi naman namin kaya pasayahin lahat. In general, kung ano iyong hinahanap ng fans, iyon ang gusto naming ibigay. We want to have a league that is fair, with parity, and no bias. From the get-go, iyan iyong hinahanap ng mga tao.”
Eleven teams are set to see action in the inaugural edition of the league, among them the Davao Tigers, San Juan Knights, Pasig-Sta. Lucia Realtors and Basilan, which are also playing in the MPBL.
Filbasket will kick off in the first week of October in a bubble at the Splendido Taal Country Club in Batangas.
Reyes maintained the health and safety of the league remain the top priority.
