BARRACKS AND STRATEGY By Lt. Gen. Jaime S. de los Santos, AFP (Ret) To enhance external defense capabilities, structural and institutional reforms are imperative. The military's mindset, which has been shaped by years of counterinsurgency operations, needs to evolve into a more enlightened version...
LOS ANGELES (AFP)--Los Angeles Lakers team chief Rob Pelinka said Tuesday he hoped LeBron James would continue his NBA career but said the NBA superstar had "earned the right" to retire. James, 38, stunned the basketball world late Monday after telling ESPN he was considering calling time on his...
LOS ANGELES (AFP)—Nikola Jokic outdueled LeBron James as the Denver Nuggets completed a 4-0 Western Conference championship sweep over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, May 22, to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. *Nikola Jokic receives the Most Valuable Player...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- LeBron James refused to concede defeat on Saturday, May 20, after the Los Angeles Lakers slumped to a playoff loss to Denver Nuggets that leaves them needing to rewrite history to reach the NBA Finals. *LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts after missing a shot during...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will attempt to overcome the formidable challenge posed by Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets as the Western Conference playoff finals get under way on Tuesday, May 16. *N* *ikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets drives the ball past...
BARRACKS AND STRATEGY By  *Lt. Gen. Jaime S. de los Santos, AFP (Ret)* The Philippines has come into focus due to the increasing tension in the Taiwan Straits, leading to the establishment of new EDCA (Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement) sites in the Cagayan Valley Region. Recent news...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Los Angeles Lakers ran defending champions Golden State out of the NBA playoffs in dominant style on Friday, May 12, beating the Warriors 122-101 to advance to the Western Conference finals. *LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers attempts a layup against Klay Thompson of...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- It's a White House divided -- not over politics but the NBA playoffs as Vice President Kamala Harris cheers on the Golden State Warriors and her husband Doug Emhoff backs the Los Angeles Lakers. *(FILES) US Vice President Kamala Harris listens to Golden State Warriors basketball...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham said Thursday, May 11, that star big man Anthony Davis is showing no signs of concussion and he expects Davis to play Friday when the team tries to close out the Golden State Warriors in the NBA playoffs. *Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles...
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors kept their NBA title defense alive on Wednesday, May 10, with a 121-106 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, who saw star center Anthony Davis depart after taking a blow to the head. *Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors dribbles against...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Unheralded bench player Lonnie Walker led a fourth-quarter rally as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors to leave the NBA champions on the brink of elimination from the playoffs on Monday, May 8. Â *Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors takes a pass in...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Anthony Davis scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds while LeBron James added 21 points to power the Los Angeles Lakers over Golden State 127-97 on Saturday, May 6, in the NBA playoffs. Â *Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers dribbles around JaMychal Green of the Golden...
