Despite the PBA’s initiative to distribute 100 free tickets for their Philippine Cup double-header match on Wednesday night at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium, it failed to generate significant interest among fans for the league.
Netizens believe that before seeing the return of crowds in game venues, the PBA must address fan-raised issues like lopsided trades, match predictability, and expensive ticket prices.
As part of the PBA’s 49th anniversary celebration on April 9, the league announced an offer to provide 100 free tickets for the April 10 games to basketball fans who met any of the four specified requirements.
The requirements included wearing a PBA team jersey, taking a group photo with a PBA player, presenting memorabilia with a PBA player’s signature, and sharing a Facebook post while playing basketball, donning a PBA jersey, or holding a basketball.
Here are some comments from netizens regarding the PBA’s post:
“Ibalik nyo lang sa dati, yung balance ang mga players sa bawat team. para magkaroon ulit ng maraming fans ang bawat team. Para hindi yung nagpapalitan na lang yung 2 teams sa pagiging champion. At hindi yung iilang teams lang ang maraming fans. Kahit sino namang tao tatamarin na manuod ng liga kung alam na nila agad kung sinong mananalo.”
“MAGING BAL LANG UNG MGA TEAM OK NA KAME DUN”
“Hahaha, kawawa namimigay nalang ng ticket basura na kase liga nyo dahil sa pinag gagawa nyo, palitan nyo na c marcial simula ng umupo yan nawlaan n ng gana mga fans manuod dahil s mga basurang trade na inaccept nya sa mga farm team, baka nga kahit mgbigay kau ng free ticket aa buong stadium wala manunuod e ahaha.”
“PBA is getting drowned!! Mag isip kayu kung gnyan na 4 teams lang pinapaburan nyu d na kami magugulat mawala bigla PBA. SMB, GSM, Magnolia, at TNT lang ang pabor… Hahahhahah”
“Alam na kung sino mag champion kung di san miguel, ginebra, kundi TNT kundi magnolia,wla bang iba. 
ang tanong paano magkakampion ang ibang team lahat ng malalakas na player andun sa kanila tpos nkita ko laro sa terraferma natalo ang ginebra dahil binangko yung malaking player pakunwari pa talo 
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“Kahit ano pa gawin nyong promo lalangawin pa rin yan. Hahahahah”
“PBA Ligang palubog.”
“Nag promo na kasi walang nanunuod.”
“Kahit ipamigay pa nila lahat ng ticket, e kung wala namang pag babagong gagawin jan sa sestema ng PBA ay tuluyang malulubog ang lega na yan sayang.”
The absence of PBA fans in game venues has been noticeable since the beginning of the PBA 2023–2024 season.
Surprisingly, even the smaller Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Malate, Manila, was not filled up on Sunday night for a game featuring the crowd-favorite Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings.
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