Strong Group is looking to prove itself with a roaring start when it takes on the UAE national team in the 33rd Dubai International Basketball Championship on Friday, Jan. 19. The Philippine-based squad kicks off its campaign at 11:15 p.m. (Manila time) at the Al-Nasr Stadium in Dubai,...
Local big man Justine Baltazar is looking forward to play with former NBA big men and learn from them in his second stint with Strong Group ahead of the 33rd Dubai International Championship. The MPBL MVP is back in the roster as the Philippine-based team seeks to eclipse its previous...
Andray Blatche is thrilled to be back and return to his second home, this time suiting up for the Philippines’ Strong Group ahead of the 33rd Dubai International Championship which tips off in eight days on Jan. 19 to 28. Naturalized Filipino Andray Blatche. (FIBA Photo) Just...
Strong Group head coach Charles Tiu sees a championship contender in his current squad as it vies for the title in the 33rd Dubai International Championship. Tiu, whose first stint with the Filipino squad last year ended with a quarterfinal heartbreak, is feeling so much confident this time...
Former NBA star Dwight Howard has opened himself up to the possibility of suiting up as a PBA import after his ongoing stint with Strong Group. The 38-year-old signed with the Filipino squad ahead of its campaign in the 33rd Dubai International Tournament which tips off in nine days on Jan....
Jordan Heading is back in the Philippines as the latest addition to Strong Group ahead of the 33rd Dubai International Basketball Tournament which will tip off in 10 days on Jan. 19 to 28. The Gilas Pilipinas sniper returns for another tour of duty in an international competition since last...
Former NBA star Dwight Howard couldn’t help but poke fun at the Detroit Pistons, saying that his Strong Group Philippines crew can beat the NBA's cellar-dwelling team. Dwight Howard (Strong Group Athletics/ Dwight Howard's X post) Howard, through a post on his X account (formerly Twitter) on...
TAIPEI (AFP) -- Eight-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard has sealed a deal to play for a team in Taiwan and the 36-year-old center will make his debut next week. Eight-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard (AFP) "I am so excited. I can't wait to touch down in Taiwan and start playing," Howard said in a...
Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton and Jae Crowder of the Phoenix Suns go for a loose ball against Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers on October 22, 2021 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. (AFP) Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard had to be separated by teammates as the...
Goran Dragic of the Miami Heat handles the ball during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks during Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the NBA Playoffs. (Garrett Ellwood / NBAE via Getty Images / AFP) Goran Dragic didn't wait long to confirm he'll be staying with the Miami Heat,...
The Los Angeles Lakers poses for a team photo together with the Larry O'Brien Trophy after Game Six of the NBA Finals. Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP The Los Angeles Lakers captured their 17th NBA title, their first in a decade since 2010, after defeating the Miami Heat,106-93, in...
Screenshots from Bleacher Report / NBA / SLAM Before the Los Angeles Lakers celebrated inside their locker room and drowned themselves in popping champagnes, Anthony Davis took a moment of silence after winning his first NBA title. As confetti sprinkled down the court and his teammates jumping out...
