Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) commissioner Willie Marcial admitted that the continuing migration of several big-name players to neighboring leagues overseas is something that he and the league cannot prevent. But that doesn't mean Marcial and the PBA would admit feeling the effects of the exodus, which heightened in 2022 following the big leap collegiate and professional cagers took for much greener pastures in Japan and South Korea. "Honestly, no," Marcial said in Filipino in response to the Inquirer's question on one of the biggest topics in the local basketball scene in the year that passed. "If they feel that it's going to be good for their careers, then we won't ...Keep on reading: Overseas-playing Filipinos, a problem haunting PBA