San Miguel Beer center June Mar Fajardo during a game against Barangay Ginebra in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals.-MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—The PBA will pay its Filipino fans in the Middle East a visit in celebration of its 50th anniversary.
The PBA on Sunday said that Barangay Ginebra will face defending Philippine Cup champion San Miguel Beer at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on October 26.
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The last time the two sister teams clashed was in July when the Beermen beat the Gin Kings in Game 7 of the Philippine Cup semifinals.
Their duel in Dubai is just the start of a string of games to be staged outside the country with three PBA teams also set to play in Bahrain from December 15-17.
The league is also planning to hold games in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and New York City before the golden season ends.
Six years ago, Dubai hosted a pair of PBA games at the Coca-Cola venue, which has a seating capacity of 17,000, featuring Ginebra, San Miguel Beer and NLEX. San Miguel clipped NLEX in the opener, 98-94, before the Road Warriors bounced back the following night with a 113-111 overtime win after coming back from 28 down.
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