2025 PBA All-Star Weekend
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| Date | May 2–4, 2025 (originally) | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Panabo, Davao del Norte (originally) | ||||||||||
The 2025 PBA All-Star Weekend was the cancelled annual all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)'s 2024–25 season.[1][2]
Originally scheduled to from May 2 to 4, 2025 in Davao the event was postponed on April 16 due to "security concerns" in Metro Davao arising from the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte.[3][4][5] The event was already planned to be held in the Davao Region as early as March 2024, after the two previous editions was held in the Visayas.[6]
This prompted the PBA to move the host province. The league then tried to move the event to May 16 to 18, in an undisclosed province in the Visayas.[5] However due to availability issues the event was cancelled altogether.[7]
Friday events
[edit]The three-point shootout event was confirmed with the Slam Dunk Contest being considered for reinstatement.[8]
An All-Mindanao exhibition game between two teams composed of Mindanao-born players was planned in Davao City.[8]
Sunday events
[edit]Fans voted for the composition of both thee Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors (RSJ) and All-Stars (Veterans) teams from February 5 to April 13, 2025.[8][2][9] The game is planned to be held in Panabo.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Bacnis, Justine (June 6, 2024). "PBA All-Star heads South as Davao to host 2025 midseason spectacle". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
- ^ a b Demigillo, Kiko (February 5, 2025). "Everything you need to know about voting in the 2025 PBA All-Star Weekend heading to Davao". One Sports. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
- ^ "Cancelation looms for PBA 2025 All-Star Weekend". The Philippine Star. April 24, 2025. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
- ^ Dioquino, Delfin (April 16, 2025). "PBA postpones All-Star in Davao due to 'security concerns'". Rappler. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
- ^ a b Caacbay, Kennedy (April 23, 2025). "PBA All-Star event may be canceled, says Marcial". ABS-CBN. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
- ^ Leyba, Olmin (March 26, 2024). "PBA All Stars hopping over to Davao next". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
- ^ Bacnis, Justine (April 23, 2025). "PBA cancels 2025 All-Star festivities after hosting talks fall through". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Bacnis, Justine (February 10, 2025). "PBA introduces all-Mindanao showdown for 2025 All-Star Weekend in Davao". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
- ^ "PBA Allstar Davao 2025 Online Voting". PBA Allstar. April 24, 2025. Archived from the original on April 24, 2025. Retrieved April 24, 2025.