The PBA Governors’ Cup will reel off on July 10 with new rules and a competition format that will make for a more exciting pathway to end the Golden Anniversary season. PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial said the new rules will put the league closer to FIBA standards although certain “house rules” like 12-minute quarters, six personal fouls to disqualification, six team fouls to penalty and the four-point shot will stay.

Marcial explained that near conformity with FIBA rules was precipitated by the league’s commitment to SBP for Gilas. He mentioned that FIBA Level 1 instructor Mohammad Al-Amiri of Kuwait will be in Manila on June 27-July 2 to conduct workshops, seminars and training sessions. Al-Amiri, 54, began his career as a referee in 1994 and was one of four Asian arbiters assigned to the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain.

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