Filipinos all over the country will get a chance to see the top prize in the sport's biggest stage as the Naismith Trophy will be flown to Cebu, Davao, Manila, and Ilocos Norte for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Trophy Tour Presented by J9.basketball. Aside from seeing the solid gold trophy...
Scottie Thompson seemed to be on his way back to Gilas Pilipinas. Scottie Thompson (FIBA photo) Sidelined by the metacarpal fracture on his shooting hand since July, Thompson is now able to do some shooting drills alone as shared by his loving wife, Jinky, in a Facebook reel posted on Saturday...
PARIS (AFP) -- NBA star Frank Ntilikina has been ruled out of France's bid to win the World Cup because of a thigh injury, the French Basketball Federation announced on Saturday, Aug. 12. France's Frank Ntilikina. (AFP) Ntilikina, who left Dallas Mavericks last week to join Charlotte Hornets, was...
From one world cup to another. The Philippine women's football team, coming off an impressive FIFA World Cup stint, paid a visit at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City and showed support to Gilas Pilipinas which, in two weeks' time, will also be facing the same immense pressure in the FIBA 2023...
PARIS (AFP) -- Greece's hopes of landing basketball's World Cup took a major blow on Friday, Aug. 11, when its star player Giannis Antetokounmpo announced he will miss the tournament. Greece's Giannis Antetokounmpo. (AFP) Antetokounmpo underwent knee surgery at the beginning of July and has been...
With just a little over two weeks before the opening day of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, co-host the Philippines finally welcomed on its shores a highly-anticipated, and highly-talented, reinforcement to bolster the Gilas Pilipinas basketball team which is set to play versus top-notch...
Gilas Pilipinas is finally getting its big gun ready for the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Jordan Clarkson is set to arrive in the country on Tuesday morning (FIBA photo) The national team's most potent weapon in NBA star Jordan Clarkson is already heading for Manila on Monday, Aug. 7, and is set to...
United States basketball team head coach Steve Kerr is looking forward to competing in the 2023 FIBA World Cup next month at the SM Mall of Asia Arena and bared their ultimate design by way of a chilly warning to the opposition. “My staff and I are thrilled to have the opportunity to coach such...
As the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 sweeps the Philippines in the next few weeks, FIBA global partner and mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. is giving Filipino basketball fans the chance to witness and experience this historic sports event, live and exclusive. *Jordan Clarkson of...
The historic Smart Araneta Coliseum will yet again make history from Aug. 26 to Sep. 3 as one of the venues for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. The 63-year-old ‘Big Dome’ that served as the setting for the first FIBA World Cup in Asia in 1978 and the 'Thrilla in Manila' between Muhammad Ali...
The time is ticking for Kai Sotto and his participation with Gilas Pilipinas. *Kai Sotto. (FIBA photo)* The 7-foot-3 center may have already been signed to an agreement and was actually showing up in the sidelines during the team’s tuneup games but head coach Chot Reyes insisted the urgency for...
A slew of NBA talents serves as a big hurdle for Gilas Pilipinas and its dream 2023 FIBA World Cup debut as the Dominican Republic, the Filipinos’ first assignment in the global basketball showpiece, finally unveiled its extended roster on Thursday, July 27. *Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota...
