VETERAN LEADER Veteran forward Reynel Hugnatan serves as the emotional leader for the Meralco Bolts this season. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
SEVERAL times, coach Norman Black and the Meralco Bolts came so close to winning their first ever PBA championship. Three times, they reached the finals of the Governors' Cup, only to fall prey against their constant tormentors, the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings.
Last year's bubble tournament was no exception.