June 28, 2026
Sunday
MOST of the top- and second-tier players in the NBA free-agent race have followed the same path (signing with their old employers) or decided to make a new trail (relocating with a new team). However, there remain a few prominent free agents who are still available on the open market although it seems unlikely that […]
THIS one hurts. So much was expected and so much was lost. The relentless hype for PUSO had pumped up our hopes and dreams for a potential return to men’s basketball Olympics. In the end, however, we Filipinos were very disappointed because by the second night of a six-day Olympic Qualifying tournament that is being […]
NOT once but twice have I been a “live” witness to an explosive scoring performance by an individual player in a basketball game. I was there at the Jacinto Tiu Court in the Xavier School campus on the night of January 5, 2011 when a junior high schooler by the name of Jeron Teng scorched […]
WILL Kevin Durant be the next NBA star to visit Manila following retired Kobe Bryant’s “Mamba Mentality” tour held here over the weekend? Durant, who has donned the colors of the Oklahoma City Thunder for the past nine seasons (starting in 2007-08 with the Seattle SuperSonics, the harbinger of OKC) will embark on a Far […]
THE 92nd renewal of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the oldest collegiate sports league in the country, unwraps on Saturday June 25 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City with its 10-school men’s basketball competitions. In opening-day games, the Jose Rizal University Heavy Bombers take on the Mapua Institute of Technology Cardinals […]
HISTORY was made in the National Basketball Association Finals on Monday when the Cleveland Cavaliers upset (and dethroned) the Golden State Warriors, 93-89, in the decisive Game Seven of the 2016 best-of-seven championship duel at the Warriors’ Oracle Arena for their first-ever NBA crown. The Cavaliers faced a 3-1 deficit but won the final three […]
THE task ahead remains daunting for the Cleveland Cavaliers as they take on the reigning NBA titlist Golden State Warriors on Friday, June 16 (PH time, 9 a.m.), in Game Six of the best-of-seven Finals at the Quicken Loans Arena. Having trailed 3-1 after surrendering a 108-97 Game Four decision that halted an eight-game home […]
BEFORE their home folks, the Golden State Warriors look to retain their National Basketball Association crown by finishing off LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers June 14 (Manila time, 9 a.m.), in Game Five of the best-of-seven league finals at the Oracle Arena. The Dubs enjoy a commanding 3-1 lead following a 108-97 victory in […]
THE Golden State Warriors go for the first of three opportunities to retain their National Basketball Association (NBA) crown when they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, June 14 (Manila time, 9 a.m.), in Game Five of the 2016 Finals at the boisterous Oracle Arena with a commanding 3-1 lead. The Warriors, who dropped […]
FOR all the scoring accomplishments of recently-retired Kobe Bryant, Cleveland’s LeBron James or even Golden State’s Stephen Curry in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals in the recent past, no one player has come close to the offensive wizardry of the legendary Michael Jordan at his prime and in the biggest stage. Until now, His […]
I HAD picked the Cleveland Cavaliers to dethrone the Golden State Warriors in the ongoing National Basketball Association Finals in six games. With the Dubs having taken a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven championship series with a pair of home victories – 104-89 and 110-77 – at the Oracle Arena, the Cavs’ chances of pulling this […]