Grateful for the permission to resume amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League is dedicating the remaining games of its Lakan Season to the country's frontliners. Led by Senator Manny Pacquiao, the league COO and founder, the MPBL family, including its officials and...
A year after it got stalled, the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League resumes with the deciding games of the North and South division finals on Wednesday, March 10, in a bubble in Subic, Zambales. The San Juan Knights and the Makati Super Crunch will dispute the MPBL Chooks-to-Go Lakan Season...
Photo from Freddie Velez CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan—Gov. Daniel R. Fernando launched on Monday, March 1, the tryouts for aspiring players of the Bulacan Republicans basketball team which will see action in the fourth season of the National Basketball League. Fernando said that while his plan for...
ON DUTY - Fille Claudine Cainglet is in the middle of an operation at the UERM Hospital when the Glutagence Glow Booster selected her in the first-ever pick of the WNBL draft Saturday night, Feb. 13. 2021. (Photo from WNBL) Glutagence made Fille Claudine Cainglet the first-ever pick of the...
The Tenement Visual Artist (TVA), the group that honored the NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Giana “Gigi” through a mural on the Tenement basketball court in Taguig City after their tragic death in 2020, created another large painting on the same court to commemorate their first year...
National University women's basketball head coach Patrick Aquino (Photo from UAAP) Gilas Pilipinas women’s coach Patrick Aquino said that the opportunity he got in discovering new talents in the US with Filipino lineage will be big in the continued development of women’s basketball in the...
Jason Brickman took an initial step in finally making his entry in the PBA after being one of the early applicants for the Rookie Draft slated March 14. The PBA’s official website said that the former playmaker of San Miguel Alab Pilipinas and Mighty Sports Philippines was one of six players who...
The Oklahoma City Thunder promoted assistant Mark Daigneault to head coach, succeeding Billy Donovan who departed in September after the team's playoff exit. Daigneault has risen to the position after six years with the club that included a head coaching assignment with Oklahoma City's...
The NBA's board of governors formally approved a deal for a shortened 2020-2021 season on Tuesday, with the new campaign tipping off on December 22. An NBA statement said the league's board unanimously approved adjustments to the current collective bargaining agreement, which has been impacted by...
If you’re a ‘straight baller’ or have a young hoopster in your family; then it’s a sure thing that the hot news last month was the launch in Shanghai of the new KT6. For those in the dark, KT refers to one half of the renowned Splash Brothers, Klay Thompson. Free flowing offense coupled...
Just like any mother, actress Jackie Forster won't allow anyone to judge her children. That's why when a netizen left a "negative" comment about her 23-year-old son Kobe, she couldn't help but respond to it. "Sayang kung nakapagtiis lang sya at nag tiyaga sana nasa NBA na sya at regular ngaun si...
NBA revenues fell 10% to $8.3 billion for the 2019-20 season disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, ESPN reported Wednesday, saying the league lost $800 million in ticket income alone. Citing financial numbers shared with league clubs and obtained by ESPN, the report said the NBA lost $400 million in...
