Blackwater Smooth Razor

{{use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox basketball club | color1 =#FFFFFF | color2 =#C50001 | color3 =#000000 | name = Blackwater Smooth Razor | logo = Blackwater Smooth Razor 3x3 logo.png | image_size =200px | leagues = [[PBA 3x3]] | founded = 2022 | folded = 2024 | history = '''Blackwater Bossing Red President''' (2022–2023)<br>'''Blackwater Smooth Razor''' (2023–2024) | arena = | capacity = | location = | colors = Red, black, white<br />{{color box|#CE2029}} {{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} | company = [[Ever Bilena]] | owner = | president = | coach = Junjie Ablan | website = | championships = | h_body = | h_pattern_b = | h_shorts = | h_pattern_s = | a_body = | a_pattern_b = | a_shorts = | a_pattern_s = }} The '''Blackwater Smooth Razor''' was a Philippine [[3x3 basketball]] team which competed in the [[PBA 3x3]], organized by the Philippines' top-flight professional league, [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA). The team is affiliated with the PBA member [[franchise (sports)|franchise]] team [[Blackwater Bossing]].

==History== [[Blackwater Bossing]] did not field a team in the inaugural [[2021 PBA 3x3 season]] despite being one of the twelve regular [[franchise (sports)|franchise]] teams of the main 5x5 PBA league. This is due to cost-cutting measures of Blackwater's parent company [[Ever Bilena]] which was significantly impacted by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bacnis |first1=Justine |title=Blackwater to skip PBA 3x3 |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/blackwater-to-skip-pba-3x3/205004 |access-date=8 September 2022 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=5 April 2021}}</ref> Blackwater announced intention to join in for the third conference in May 2022 but ultimately did not take part.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bacnis |first1=Justine |title=Blackwater joins PBA 3x3 wars |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/blackwater-joins-pba-3x3wars/239055 |access-date=8 September 2022 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=6 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tropang Giga stun Titans in dramatic comeback to emerge as grand champions |url=https://3x3.pba.ph/news/tropang-giga-stun-titans-in-dramatic-comeback-to-emerge-as-grand-champions |work=3x3.PBA.ph |date= July 3, 2022 |access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref> The team later joined the PBA 3x3 in the [[2022–23 PBA 3x3 season|2022–23 season]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramos |first1=Gerry |title=Blackwater taps Junjie Ablan as coach in PBA 3x3 debut |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/blackwater-taps-junjie-ablan-as-coach-of-first-3x3-team-a793-20220822 |access-date=8 September 2022 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=22 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

Following the shelving of the PBA 3x3 after the conclusion of the [[2023–24 PBA 3x3 season|2023–24 season]], the team would be disbanded.<ref>{{cite news |title=TNT disbands Triple Giga, PBA 3×3’s most decorated team |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/tnt-triple-gigas-future-in-limbo-after-sudden-release-amid-pba-3x3-suspension/304895 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=June 9, 2024}}</ref>

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[[Category:PBA 3x3 teams]] [[Category:2022 establishments in the Philippines]] [[Category:Basketball teams established in 2022]] [[Category:Basketball teams disestablished in 2024]] [[Category:2024 disestablishments in the Philippines]]