Filipino teen prodigy Kai Sotto is making his professional basketball debut with the Adelaide 36ers in the Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL) with two things in mind – representing the country well and realizing his ultimate goal of playing in the NBA. Photo from Adelaide 36ers The...
Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets (right) puts up a shot over Scottie Barnes of the Toronto Raptors during the first half of their NBA game at Scotiabank Arena on November 7, 2021 in Toronto, Canada. (AFP) Kevin Durant scored 31 points to post his 10th consecutive game of 20 or more points, as the...
The New York Knicks paid tribute to the Filipinos at the Madison Square Garden as the team celebrated Filipino Heritage Night during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, Nov. 8 (Manila Time). Photo shows the huge LED display inside the Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photo from...
Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets handles the ball against the Houston Rockets on November 6, 2021 at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. (AFP) Nikola Jokic tallied 28 points and 14 rebounds and made a clutch game-saving block at the buzzer as the Denver Nuggets survived a late scare to edge the...
Jimmy Alapag opened his NBA G League coaching stint with a win as the Stockton Kings routed the Santa Cruz Warriors, 112-97, Friday, Nov. 5 (Saturday in Manila) at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in California. Jimmy Alapag (Jimmy Alapag's Instagram) Alapag, joining head coach Bobby Jackson, helped the...
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors (right) dribbles the ball during the game against the New Orleans Pelicans on November 5, 2021 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. (AFP) Julius Randle posted a game-high 32 points as the New York Knicks rallied from a 21-point first-half deficit...
Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics dunks the ball during the game against the Miami Heat on November 4, 2021 at FTX Arena in Miami, Florida. (AFP) Jaylen Brown scored 17 points as the Boston Celtics stunned the high-flying Miami Heat to complete back-to-back road wins in Florida on Thursday. The...
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers (left) handles the ball against Tony Bradley of the Chicago Bulls on November 3, 2021 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (AFP) Seth Curry and Joel Embiid led the way as a depleted Philadelphia 76ers handed the Chicago Bulls only their second...
Tyler Herro of the Miami Heat (right) dribbles the ball against Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks on November 2, 2021 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. (AFP) Kyle Lowry put on an exhibition of three-point shooting as the Miami Heat outgunned Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks...
Lonzo Ball (from left), DeMar DeRozan, and Zach LaVine of the Chicago Bulls hi-five during their game against the Boston Celtics on November 1, 2021 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (AFP) DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 37 points as the Chicago Bulls used a fourth quarter surge to...
Jordan Clarkson set a new franchise record for the Utah Jazz after recording the most number of consecutive regular season games with at least one three-point field goal made. Photo from Utah Jazz Facebook page The Filipino-American put his name to Jazz history books after making at least one...
Jordan Clarkson of the Utah Jazz (center) goes in for a shot against the Milwaukee Bucks during the first half of a game at Fiserv Forum on October 31, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (AFP) Mike Conley scored 20 points in his return to the lineup and Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points as the Utaz Jazz...
