Chris Banchero makes first 4-pt shot in PBA

Chris Banchero made the first 4-point shot in PBA history.

Banchero hit the 4-pt shot at the 10:25 mark of the second quarter as the Meralco Bolts play the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots in the opening game of the PBA Governors' Cup on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

.@beamicallerrr: CHRIS BANCHERO FOR FOUR!!

The Meralco guard makes the first-ever four-point shot during the second quarter of the Bolts-Hotshots clash @gmasportsph @gmanews pic.twitter.com/J96Wn6zA2b

— JK Carandang (@jk_carandang) August 18, 2024

The 4-pt line is among the league's new rules which will be implemented starting today.

—with report from Bea Micaller/JKC, GMA Integrated News