2000 PBA All-Star Weekend

The 2000 PBA All-Star Game is the annual All-Star Weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The first out-of-town All-Star game was held on August 13, 2000 at the San Agustin Gym in Iloilo City.

PBA All-Stars vs ABC Selection

A week before the PBA Annual All-Star game, an exhibition match took place on August 6 at the Philsports Arena, featuring a PBA selection going up against the Asia's finest, some of the best players in the Asian Basketball Confederation.^[1] The PBA All-Stars won easily, 101-81.^[2] Johnny Abarrientos was voted MVP of the ABC-PBA All-Star Extravaganza.

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PBA-ABC Side Attraction

• Slam Dunk Competition: Mobiline's Don Camaso won over Indian R.S Robinson in the finals, 45-43.
• Buzzerbeater event: Edward Naron of Brgy.Ginebra scored on a lay-up in the finals to outshoot Mobiline's Patrick Fran and Purefoods' Jessie Cabanayan.
• Three-Point Shootout: Purefoods guard Boyet Fernandez edged out Chinese-Taipei's Lo Shin Liang, 21-19, in the finals.
• Two-Ball Competition: Mobiline's Victor Pablo and Gherome Ejercito prevailed by scoring 64 points in the finals against the 39 points of the Purefoods tandem of Rey Evangelista and Rommel Daep.

All-Star Game

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The Veterans unleashed an unbelievable 25-0 run in the last eight minutes to turn back the RSJ squad, 93-78.^[3] Vergel Meneses was named the MVP of the All-Star Game, his third MVP award in the mid-season spectacle.

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