Tag: basketball
On tour exhibition? Laput says ‘basketball is basketball’ – rezal404
Magnolia bigman James Laput. -PBA PICTURES PBA On Tour games are considered exhibition and preparatory in nature, but Magnolia’s James Laput sees them as something more. “I think the main thing that is setting us apart from other teams is that even though this is a preseason tournament, and a lot of maybe players, analysts…
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Filipino players Andy Gemao, Jelomar Rota part of Basketball Without Borders camp – rezal404
FILE–2022 NBA’s Basketball Without Borders Asia camp. MANILA, Philippines—The 13th edition of the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders camp will feature two young Filipino prospects when it rolls on this weekend at New York University, Abu Dhabi. Letran Squires’ Andy Gemao and Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu’s Jelomar Rota will be participating in the league’s basketball…
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Ateneo set to defend World University Basketball Series title – rezal404
Ateneo Blue Eagles. —World University Basketball Series Photo MANILA, Philippines — The Ateneo Blue Eagles are out to defend their crown in the expanded World University Basketball Series from August 10 to 13 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin thinks the eight-team league gives the Blue Eagles an opportunity…
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Gilas Pilipinas at SEA Games 2023 5×5 basketball – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas tries to regain his place as the best in the region in men’s basketball while the women’s team looks to extend its dominance in the Southeast Asian Games with a third straight medal in Cambodia. The Philippine men’s basketball team, which yielded the gold medal in the 2022 SEA Games that ended a…
Read MoreTransgender basketball player barred from Australian competition – rezal404
A transgender basketballer was barred Tuesday from playing in an Australian women’s competition, with the sport’s governing body acknowledging it was a “complex area to navigate.” Lexi Rodgers had applied to play for semi-professional regional league side the Kilsyth Cobras, sparking debate and leading Basketball Australia to convene a panel of experts to look at…
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China basketball teams disqualified after match-fixing claims – rezal404
FILE – Former NBA basketball star Yao Ming of China answers questions during a press conference in Beijing on January 17, 2022, ahead of the start of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on February 4. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP) Two teams were disqualified from the ongoing Chinese Basketball Association season on Monday after…
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