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LA Tenorio returning to basketball with ‘higher purpose’
FILE – LA Tenorio. AUGUST DELA CRUZ/INQUIRER MANILA, Philippines — LA Tenorio is returning to basketball with “a higher purpose” after being declared cancer-free. Tenorio on Wednesday announced his much-anticipated on-court return through an emotional social media post about his battle with Stage 3 colon cancer. “Now, I am returning to basketball. For my love…
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Borisa Simanic returns to Serbia hoping to play basketball again
FILE PHOTO: Serbia’s Borisa Simanic celebrates with Bogdan Bogdanovic in the Fiba World Cup in Manila. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo BELGRADE, Serbia— Borisa Simanic, the Serbian player who needed a kidney removed during the Fiba World Cup, has been discharged from a Philippines hospital and was able to join his team for its silver-medal celebration in…
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Latvia basketball team celebrated by passionate fans after World Cup campaign
Latvia men’s basketball team member Davis Bertans greeted by fans during their homecoming after their Fiba World Cup campaign. –LATVIA BASKETBALL TEAM ACCOUNT MANILA, Philippines—Latvia’s Fiba World Cup celebration spilled onto the streets of the Latvian capital of Riga at the Freedom Monument. Thousands of people flooded the largest city in the Baltics on Monday…
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An inspiration beyond basketball court – rezal404
Jordan Clarkson leads the Philippines to a win in the Fiba World Cup. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has extended his warmest congratulations to Gilas Pilipinas’ victory against China during the 2023 Fiba World Cup, which he said is “a powerful source of inspiration” beyond the basketball court. Gilas Pilipinas,…
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South Sudan’s basketball future is a teenager who idolizes Jokic – rezal404
South Sudan’s Khaman Maluach in a Fiba World Cup game. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIREr.net MANILA, Philippines—After making history for his home country, Khaman Maluach could have celebrated their sweet, sweet victory like a teenager on prom night.Yet, in a stoic manner that underscored wisdom beyond his years, Maluach took time out to talk to members of the…
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Puerto Rico coach hears good things about PH basketball from Renaldo Balkman – rezal404
Puerto Rico coach Nelson Colon with Tremont Waters. –FIBA BASKETBALL MANILA, Philippines — Puerto Rico coach Nelson Colon learned a lot of good things about Philippine basketball from his friend and former PBA import Renaldo Balkman ahead of their trip to Manila for the Fiba World Cup 2023. Colon shared that he heard a lot…
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Argentina men’s basketball team miss out on Paris Olympics berth – rezal404
FILE PHOTO: Argentina players celebrate after winning the Americas Cup in 2022. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File photo Argentina’s men’s basketball team spurned its last chance to reach the Paris 2024 Olympics after losing 82-75 to the Bahamas in the FIBA Olympic pre-qualifying final, marking the first time they have failed to reach the Games in more than…
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Gilas now ‘strongest team’ in history of PH basketball – Toroman – rezal404
Jordan Clarkson and the rest of Gilas Pilipinas have two more game to completely adjust to their respective tendencies for the World Cup. — Photo by Fiba Having had the first look at Gilas Pilipinas when he started the program more than a decade back, Rajko Toroman knows that the team has grown by leaps…
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To prepare for Fiba World Cup, USA Basketball brought some help for practices – rezal404
FILE – (L-R) Austin Reaves #15, Walker Kessler #14, Jaren Jackson Jr. #13, Josh Hart #12, Jalen Brunson #11, Anthony Edwards #10, Bobby Portis #9, Paolo Banchero #8, Brandon Ingram #7, Cam Johnson #6, Mikal Bridges #5 and Tyrese Haliburton #4 of the United States stand on the court before a 2023 FIBA World Cup…
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In Abu Dhabi, footprint and popularity of basketball continues to grow – rezal404
FILE – Atlanta Hawks players practice during a training session ahead of the NBA preseason basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File) ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — There is no real history of world-class, elite basketball success in the United Arab…
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