Philippine basketball club San Miguel (known as the Beermen, a top franchise in the PBA — the Philippines' top professional basketball league) has signed returning import Bennie Boatwright to replace Justin Patton after the American big man failed to appear for a game without warning on April 12. Head coach Leo Austria described Patton as "unprofessional," saying the team learned of his absence just an hour before tipoff and that he had also skipped the previous three practices — a lapse that contributed to a 120-101 loss to Magnolia. Boatwright, who previously stepped in as a mid-season replacement during the 2023-24 Commissioner's Cup and went on to help San Miguel win the title, is expected to rejoin the squad for the team's next game.