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USA Basketball announces 35 Player Roster For 2018 – 2020 Men’s National Team

US Basketball just announced the 35 Player roster for this year’s FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas Qualifiers, the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Here are the 35 players and their respective NBA team; Harrison Barnes – Dallas Mavericks Bradley Beal – Washington Wizards Devin Booker – Phoenix Suns Jimmy Butler – Minnesota Timberwolves Mike Conley Jr. – Memphis Grizzlies DeMarcus Cousins – New Orleans Pelicans Stephen Curry – Golden State…

Batang Gilas bounced back on a 42-points win against Hong Kong

After absorbing a 31-pts loss in the hands of the Australians, Batang Gilas bounce back and defeated Hong Kong in the quarter finals of Fiba Under-16 Asian Championship, in Foshan, China. The game was actually decided in the first half, where Batang Gilas are enjoying a 25-points lead. You can watch the reply from the video above. King Balaga lead Batang Gilas is scoring by contributing 12 points, while Kai Sotto grabbed 12 rebounds, 9…

Philippines’ Batang Gilas absorbs a 30-points loss from the Australians in Fiba Under-16 Asian Championship

Reuben Terrado, reporting for Spin.Ph; THE Philippines could not sustain an early run, absorbing a 52-82 loss to Australia on Wednesday in the Fiba Under-16 Asian Championship in Foshan, China. I was not able to watch their first game against the Malaysian but this game was a indication that Kai Sotto has a lot of work to do. If he is aiming to be an NBA player or at least be recruited by top US…

San Miguel Beermen advances to 2018 PBA Philippine Cup Finals

Karlo Sacamos, writing for Spin.ph; The result spoiled a triple-double performance from Scottie Thompson, who poured in 10 points, 16 boards, and 16 assists, on top of two steals, and one assist in 42 minutes. Japeth Aguilar also put up another offensive outburst with 32 points, along with four boards, two assists, one block, and one steal that went to waste. The scores: SMB 100 — Fajardo 25, Lassiter 23, Ganuelas-Rosser 14, Cabagnot 12, Santos…

Stephen Curry intros Under Armour Curry 5

Underarmour; Inspired by the ancient Pi equation of “squaring the circle,” the UA Curry 5 was designed with one thing in mind—to continue helping Stephen achieve the impossible on court. To celebrate Pi Day and Stephen’s birthday, we’re releasing 314 pairs of the UA Curry 5 “Pi Day” colorway. “Squaring the circle” is a design inspiration that functionally & aesthetically frames the upper of the Curry 5, with a circular construction built through the framing…

San Miguel steals Game 2, thanks to Marcio Lassiter’s game winner late in overtime

From PBA.PH; The scores: SAN MIGUEL 104 – Fajardo 33, Lassiter 25, Cabagnot 13, Ross 13, Santos 11, Ganuelas-Rosser 7, Heruela 2, Pessumal 0, De Ocampo 0, Espinas 0. BARANGAY GINEBRA 102 – Aguilar 28, Caperal 26, Devance 11, Thompson 10, Cruz 10, Tenorio 8, Mercado 7, Mariano 2. Quarters: 25-30, 42-55, 70-73, 95-95, 104-102 (OT). SMB did not steal game 2, it was given to them by the Gin Kings in the form of…

Kobe Paras: “I’m going pro!”

He made the announcement on his social media account. If you know me you knew this was coming…thank you CSUN…but it's time! #rockstarlifestyle#twtbg#waitforthewave pic.twitter.com/kjISZl6VDp — koko wave | kobe paras (@_kokoparas) March 9, 2018 I know it seems like a giant step that no one was expecting, but that is what makes this one of the greatest announcements of my life… Although I am a Bluejay & Matador at heart and thank Coach Theus and…

Brgy. Ginebra takes Game One of their Best-of-Three Play-off series against Rain or Shine

Spin.Ph; The scores: GINEBRA 88 — Tenorio 16, Devance 15, J. Aguilar 14, Thompson 14, Mercado 13, Ferrer 6, Mariano 6, Cruz 4, R. Aguilar 0, Caguioa 0 ROS 80 — Belga 17, Daquioag 16, Ahanmisi 10, Ponferrada 9, Nambatac 8, Trollano 6, Washington 5, Norwood 4, Tiu 3, Maiquez 2, Almazan 0, Borboran 0 Quarterscores: 21-23, 44-43, 68-64, 88-80 It was obvious that both team are playing tired, after coming off a triple-overtime win…

Team Lebron bags the 2018 NBA All Star Game

Spin.ph; TEAM LeBron rallied from double-digits down in the fourth to beat Team Stephen 148-145 on Sunday in the NBA All Star Game in Los Angeles (Monday, Manila time). LeBron James got huge support from Kevin Durant, Paul George, Andre Drummond and Bradley Beal, taking victory in the new-look midseason show as the NBA used a playground-style selection process over the traditional East-West format. The game between Team LBJ and Team Steph Curry was basically…

Giannis Antetokounmpo Jumps over Tim Hardaway Jr. for an alley-oop Dunk

ESPN: The dunk came in the third quarter with the Bucks leading 60-50. Antetokounmpo, who finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, was the trailer on a two-on-one fast break when teammate Khris Middleton lobbed the ball up to the 6-foot-11 star. These are the dunks that can ruin someone’s life! 🙂 As great as Giannis’s dunk, it’s not as impressive as Vince Carter over 7-foot-2 Frenchman Frederic, which was dubbed as “le…

Houston Rockets destroyed the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 120 – 88 win

ESPN; The Houston Rockets played beautiful basketball Saturday night, and they destroyed the Cavs 120-88. Chris Paul was a maestro from the opening moments; it was a display of the reason why the Rockets are brilliant when he and MVP candidate James Harden are so great together (now 23-3 when both guards start). Paul was a breathtaking plus-47 for the night. The score probably could’ve been anything Paul wanted it to be. The statement above…

Blake Griffin Traded to Detroit Pistons

LA has agreed to trade Forward Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, and a first- and second-round draft pick. Along Griffin, the clippers will also be sending Brice Johnson and Willie Reed to Detroit. Team owner Steve Ballmer said in a tweet that, “Thanks so much to @blakegriffin32 for all he did for the @LAClippers He is an incredible player and an incredible person. He made our team…

Despite the loss, Joel Embiid posted photos of him dunking over Russell Westbrook

Despite the 122-112 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Sixers Center Joel Embiid posted a photo of him dunking over OKC’s Russell Westbrook. The photos has a caption “Tough loss #TheProcess” and the location indicated as “Crime Scene Investigation”. A post shared by Joel "The Process" Embiid (@joelembiid) on Jan 28, 2018 at 7:20pm PST If you watched the game or even the highlight reel, you can see Embiid stare down Westbrook while he run…

Official roster of Team Lebron and Team Stephen for NBA All-Star 2018

It’s official, these are the roster of Team Lebron and Team Stephen for NBA All-Star this February 18, 2018 at the Staples Center in LA. Team LeBron: LaMarcus Aldridge, Bradley Beal, DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, Victor Oladipo, Kristaps Porzingis, John Wall, Russell Westbrook Team Stephen: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jimmy Butler, DeMar DeRozan, Joel Embiid, Draymond Green, James Harden, Al Horford, Damian Lillard, Kyle Lowry, Klay Thompson, Karl-Anthony Towns Lebron previously…

Lebron James congratulates his younger self for reaching the 30,000 career points milestone

Lebron James becomes seventh player in NBA to reach 30,000 career points, however hours before the Cavs – Spurs game, Lebron James congratulates his younger self on Instagram for reaching the milestone. Wanna be one of the first to Congratulate you on this accomplishment/achievement tonight that you’ll reach! Only a handful has reach/seen it too and while I know it’s never been a goal of yours from the beginning try(please try) to take a moment…

Blackwater Elite hands Ginebra’s first Lost (94 – 77)

A shocking loss by the Gin Kings, on paper, it appears that the Barangay Ginebra will easily take this game but with choking interior defense, the Blackwater bigs where able to contain Ginebra’s bigmen. Blackwater’s lead went as high as 15 point and in the third quarter, the Gin Kings were able to cut it to a single possession game but failed to sustain the energy. Biggest contributor for the Blackwater Elite are; Erram 22,…

Second game between Philippines and Japan for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian will be in MOA Arena

FIBA just confirmed it, the second game between Philippines and Japan for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers will happen on the 23rd of February at the Mall Of Asia (MOA) Arena. Gilas Pilipinas won the first game against the pesky Japan, wherein Jayson Castro was the best player with 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 1 steal in just 29 minutes. It has been confirmed that the Mall…

Mark Caguioa to wear Ginebra jersey No. 13 in honor of Helterbrand

If you’re wondering why Mark Mark Caguioa is sporting a new jersey number this conference instead of his usual No. 47, well get use to it, since he’ll be wearing Ginebra jersey No. 13 for the All Filipino Conference. On his Instagram account, he said, “Im gonna be wearing this for one conference a tribute to @jayhelterbrand”. Im gonna be wearing this for one conference a tribute to @jayhelterbrand Merry Xmas to everyone. A post…

Update on the PBA Game last Friday, 22nd of December

For some unknown reason, I was not able to watch the game last Friday. Anyway, for those asking for updates here they are; Via Rappler Sports: Rain or Shine escapes TNT for season-opening win The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters had just enough gas left in the tank as they eked out an 82-79 win over the TNT KaTropa to open their 2018 PBA Philippine Cup campaign at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City on…

Injured-Magnolia Hotshots defeats Alaska Aces even after a strong start (108 – 95)

Playing without Marc Pingris, Rafi Reavis and Jio Jalalon is not a problem with the rebranded Magnolia Hotshots, as Paul Lee pick-up the slack and scored a game high of 30 points in just 24 minutes of action. Lee got some help from Bam Gamalinda, Rome dela Rosa and Ian Sangalang, who scored 15, 13 and 10, respectively. Magnolia coach Chito Victolero later revealed that Paul Lee only got three days of practice, “Three days…

NLEX Road Warriors survives a Kia Picanto scare, Kiefer Ravena tallied a double-double (119-115)

Wednesday, December 20, second game day of the 2018 Philippine Cup, NLEX Road Warriors survives Kia’s offensive onslaught in the first half, scoring 40 points in the first quarter and continued to score 18 points in the second quarter. At one-point Kia’s lead went up to 13 points, that is until Kiefer “The Phenom” Ravena went to work filling the stat sheet with 18 points, 12 assists and 7 rebounds, not bad for a rookie…