The Filipino professional basketball league founded by Manny Pacquiao is joining the East Asia Super League as its newest partner, the regional league announced on Wednesday. Launched in 2017 by boxing great Pacquiao, 47, the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League’s (MPBL) reigning champions, Abra Weavers, will compete in the 2026-27 EASL season, which tips off in the first week of October. A young team in the Philippines league, the Weavers joined the MPBL only in 2024, but they quickly...