Alaska responded to the rumor by providing an official statement that conveys that they will remain with the league. Although, the official statement did not state it directly.
Mr. Wilfred Uytengsu, the godfather of the Alaska franchise, appeared in Sports Page of One Sports and stated the following:
“Imagine, we are going to get one conference of advertising for an entire year of salary... We will see how long that will continue because if it drags on for a second or third year, it will be very difficult. I’m not putting the cart before the horse. I’m just trying to be very practical on a macro basis."
He is saying that if COVID-19 continues to handcuff the league, it will be hard for several franchises to continue sustaining their teams.
Although, he did try to push his point away from his franchise by saying that the effect of COVID-19 to the business of Alaska is not that bad compared to others because milk is a necessity.
Even though he may not have said those things to hint about their rumored plan of leaving the PBA, he just provided us a very logical reason why the rumors could become reality, soon.
One discussion point about the rumor last June was the rumblings that Mr. Uytengsu may have been using his personal fund to keep his team afloat. In short, the new major stockholder of Alaska is not providing full-support for the team.
If that is true, the effect of this COVID-19 could be the last nail in the coffin for the respected ballclub.
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