Imagine how expensive to rent a venue where at the same time all the players will also live there just to ensure they will not have contact with outsiders even their families. That would cost millions of pesos and other sports are not that popular, so where would they get their revenue to match the expenses?
At first i thought that the PBA will follow the set-up of NBA in their games resumption but as i have read the article, it's not. It's just like an individual working in a company then go straight back home, for me it's still dangerous. I hope the "every 10 days" testing will help in the safety of all the individuals involved.
I understand that they can't emulate the NBA bubble because it's so expensive but i hope they can isolate even the players only in a dormitory with their families for a certain period of time.
NBA wanted to make sure that after the resume nothing will stop them to play, the very reason why they've gathered to a single
location and make sure that everyone will avoid being contained. Regarding to PBA, it's not easy to do the same, budget wise it
will be a big issue as the league can't provide the same setup. It's not safe as it is, once a player or anyone who's part of the team
get infected the chance to spread is really high.
PBA can for sure afford that as some of the team owners like the TNT and SMB belongs to the richest persons in the Philippines. So I don't think there's a problem if they will follow the format of the NBA, if they really love their job and they love to entertain the fans, they will find a way to make the resumption possible by getting an approval as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, for those who have not followed JMF, you can check in the article below, he already has a gaming channel.
From on-court competitiveness to good vibes gaming: June Mar opens streaming channel