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Wikipedia - TNT Tropang Giga

The TNT Tropang Giga is a professional basketball team currently owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since 1990.

The franchise began in 1990 when Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. (PCPPI) acquired a PBA franchise. Under PCPPI, the franchise played under the names Pepsi and 7 Up. In 1996, the franchise came under the control of Pilipino Telephone Corporation (Piltel) and played under the name Mobiline. In 2001, the franchise was renamed Talk 'N Text after the operations of Piltel was absorbed by Smart Communications.

The team is currently one of three PBA teams under the control of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan – the others are the Meralco Bolts and NLEX Road Warriors. To date, the franchise has won nine official PBA titles (and one special PBA tournament championship), it also remains as one of the league's powerhouses and it is one of the oldest teams in PBA.

Tím TNT Katropa je filipínsky profesionálny basketbalový tím hrajúci v Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Tím je vlastnený a prevádzkovaný spoločnosťou TNT Tropang Giga, dcérskou spoločnosťou skupiny MediaQuest Holdings. Domovskou arénou tímu je Smart Araneta Coliseum v meste Quezon City.

Tím bol založený v roku 1999 ako Talk 'N Text Phone Pals a je jedným z najúspešnejších tímov v histórii PBA s 12 šampionátmi. Tím získal posledný šampionát v roku 2021 po víťazstve nad Magnolia Hotshots.

Súčasný zoznam tímu obsahuje hráčov ako Jayson Castro, Roger Pogoy, Troy Rosario a Kelly Williams. Hlavným trénerom tímu je Chot Reyes.

TNT Katropa je známy svojím rýchlym tempom hry a útočným štýlom. Tím je tiež známy svojou silnou fanúšikovskou základňou, známy ako "Katropa Nation".