Photo from Cedric Ceballos' Instagram account Former NBA player and PBA import Cedric Ceballos has asked for prayers and support as he continues to battle COVID-19 for more than a week now. Ceballos, who played one game for San Miguel Beer as a replacement import for injured Kwan Johnson during the...
Unvaccinated NBA players will be kept apart from vaccinated teammates and will be required to undergo more stringent testing as part of COVID-19 protocols proposed for the upcoming season, ESPN reported on Thursday. The network reported that under a memo detailing the new protocols already sent to...
(Photo by Garrett Ellwood / NBAE / Getty Images / AFP) (AFP) -- The NBA said Saturday it will require Covid-19 vaccinations for all referees working games in the 2021-22 season. The league said in a statement that the requirement was agreed with the National Basketball Referees Association. It...
Photo from Jimmy Alapag's Instagram account The NBA Summer League stint did result in another coaching opportunity for Jimmy Alapag after he was hired as an assistant of the Stockton Kings, a G League affiliate of the Sacramento Kings. Stockton made the announcement Monday, Aug. 23 (Tuesday...
Photo from Jimmy Alapag's Instagram account Jimmy Alapag is hoping that his recent stint as an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings in the NBA Summer League will open the door for possible opportunities moving forward. “I hope I’m closer, but we’ll see what happens” Alapag told former...
Photo from Jimmy Alapag's Instagram account Jimmy Alapag is cherishing the experience of playing a part in the Sacramento Kings’ title victory in the recent NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. The PBA and Gilas Pilipinas legend took to social media to express the “amazing experience” he had as an...
In this file photo taken on May 30, 2021 LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts after the Phoenix Suns make a basket during the second half of Game Four of the Western Conference first-round playoff series against the Phoenix Suns at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean...
Jimmy Alapag and the Sacramento Kings Jimmy Alapag celebrated a championship in his return to the coaching ranks after the Sacramento Kings ruled the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Alapag was part of the coaching staff that helped steer the Kings to the Summer League crown Tuesday (Wednesday...
In this file photo taken on June 20, 2021, Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts during the first quarter against the Atlanta Hawks during Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) The...
Giannis Antetokounmpo (right) and Kevin Durant (AFP) The champion Milwaukee Bucks and the Brooklyn Nets will be the showcase teams when the NBA opens the 2021-22 regular season on October 19, the league announced Tuesday. Following a shortened offseason due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Bucks...
Photo from Sacramento Kings' Twitter account Jimmy Alapag made his return as a part of the Sacramento Kings coaching staff in the ongoing NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. The Gilas Pilipinas legend is one of six assistants of Kings Summer League coach Bobby Jackson, his first coaching gig since...
Australia's Patty Mills goes to the basket past Argentina's Marcos Delia in the men's quarterfinal basketball match between Australia and Argentina during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on August 3, 2021. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP) NBA stalwart Patty Mills...