Gilas Pilipinas will be without three of its most potent weapons when it flies to China for a pocket tournament on Tuesday, Aug. 1. *Jordan Clarkson, left, and Kai Sotto will not suit up in Gilas Pilipinas' pocket tournament in China. (File Photo/FIBA) * Kai Sotto, Jordan Clarkson and Scottie...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- The NBA's Mexico City Game 2023 will feature the Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic on November 9, the league said on Wednesday, July 26. *Atlanta Hawks' Dejounte Murray drives the ball against Wendell Carter Jr. of the Orlando Magic. (AFP)* The game will mark the NBA's 32nd in Mexico...
MONACO (AFP) -- Former NBA All-Star guard Kemba Walker signed for next season with Monaco on Friday, July 21. *Kemba Walker. (AFP)* A four-time All-Star between 2017 and 2020, Walker is one of the highest profile signings in the history of the French league. He was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Phoenix Suns continued a major NBA roster revamp on Sunday, July 16, by dealing guard Cameron Payne to San Antonio and agreeing to terms with center Bol Bol, according to multiple reports. *Bol Bol. (AFP)* The Suns also swapped 2026 NBA Draft first-round picks with Orlando...
Kai Sotto barely got any action to end his 2023 NBA Summer League campaign as the Orlando Magic suffered a 94-77 loss to the Boston Celtics on Sunday, July 16 (Manila time), at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. *Kai Sotto suffers from back pain as he ends his first NBA Summer League stint...
By MARK REY MONTEJO Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson showed some love to Kai Sotto following the latter’s much-awaited debut with the Orlando Magic in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas on Friday, July 14. *Jordan Clarkson (left) and Kai Sotto. (FIBA Photo)* Moments after the game that saw the...
Kai Sotto is looking to highlight his defensive might in the 2023 NBA Summer League after making the most of his on-court debut in the Orlando Magic’s 88-71 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, July 14 (Manila time), at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. After three straight DNP-CD...
Kai Sotto made his much-awaited debut worthwhile in the 2023 NBA Summer League albeit in limited action as the Orlando Magic were handed an 88-71 defeat by the Portland Trail Blazers at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday morning, July 14 (Manila time). *Kai Sotto makes his...
Kai Sotto is running out of time to impress in the 2023 NBA Summer League as the Orlando Magic suffered an 82-80 overtime defeat against the New York Knicks at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Thursday morning, July 13 (Manila time). The 7-foot-3 Filipino, who is the only center in the...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- NBA team owners approved rule changes on Tuesday, July 11, creating an in-game flopping penalty and expanded coach's video replay challenge starting next season, the league announced. The NBA's Competition Committee -– which includes players, coaches, referees, club owners,...
Filipino NBA hopeful Kai Sotto remains positive despite being benched in the Orlando Magic’s back-to-back losses in the 2023 NBA Summer League. The 7-foot-3 center failed to see action in both defeats, first an 89-78 beating from the Detroit Pistons before falling to the Indiana Pacers, 108-85, a...
Kai Sotto continued to ride the bench for the second straight time as Orlando Magic fell at the hands of Indiana Pacers, 108-85, in the 2023 NBA Summer League at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday morning, July 11 (Manila time). *Kai Sotto gets benched for the second straight time...
