He also dished out a hot take on parity.
Converge FiberXers owner Dennis Uy broke his silence amid rumors about the formation of a breakaway basketball league.
Currently on a business trip, Uy has vehemently denied this allegation and stressed he is “not interested in participating in such histrionics.”
The business mogul says Converge is in the PBA to contend for championships as well as make the company a household name.
“Converge joined the PBA with the genuine intention of bringing vigor to the league for the greater entertainment of basketball fans across the country as our fiber internet services reached nationwide presence,” he said in a statement.
He added: “We believe that having a PBA basketball team would bring us closer to more Filipino homes that we want to serve. We are aiming to become a household name when it comes to world-class connectivity.”
In the same statement, the Converge executive expressed disappointment over the PBA’s decision to deny the appointment of Pampanga governor Delta Pineda as the team’s representative to the Board of Governors. The league later explained it “shall remain apolitical in its affairs.”
“We truly believe that his presence at the PBA Board will only bring more energy and dynamism to the PBA and help the league re-energize its popularity among sports fans,” Uy said of Pineda, who showed his love for the game by offering his province during the 2020 and 2021 PBA bubble tournaments.
Uy ended the statement with a hot take on parity, claiming the “SMC-MVP duopoly” affected the decline in live attendance.
“It’s about time that we level the playing field at the PBA. Fairness is a core virtue of sportsmanship. We need to respect our viewers—the Filipino basketball fans. We should give them the sports entertainment that they deserve,” he said.
The PBA has yet to release an official statement on Uy's pronouncements. One Sports has also reached out to commissioner Willie Marcial, who has yet to provide a response as of this writing.
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