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Justin Brownlee sanction set to be known this week, says SBP
Gilas Pilipinas’ Justin Brownlee. (Photo by Luis Veniegra / SOPA Images/Sipa USA) MANILA, Philippines–Justin Brownlee’s availability for Gilas Pilipinas for the opening window of the Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers is expected to be made official in the coming days, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas said on Tuesday. “We were told that it could come in…
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Bishop to Kings’ fore: Brownlee sub ready for everything, including pressure
Ginebra import Tony Bishop in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. —PBA IMAGES Tony Bishop Jr. knows that he is stepping into immensely big shoes. But he is not going to allow pressure—imagined or otherwise—to get in the way of fulfilling his role with Barangay Ginebra. “There’s a bit of pressure, of course, but I’m not worried,”…
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PBA: Tony Bishop steps in as Ginebra import with Brownlee out
Ginebra’s Justin Brownlee vs Meralco’s Tony Bishop Jr. PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–Barangay Ginebra will parade former Meralco import Tony Bishop to fill the shoes of Justin Brownlee on a temporary basis for the PBA Commissioner’s Cup which starts in November. Coach Tim Cone confirmed tapping Bishop in an interview with CNN Philippines’ Sports Desk on…
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Even with Brownlee likely to be out of Comm’s Cup, opposing coaches believe Ginebra remains a formidable force even with a different import
Ginebra import Justin Brownlee in Game 5 of the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals. –PBA IMAGES Justin Brownlee’s looming absence from the Barangay Ginebra roster in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)—at least for the early part of the 48th Season—could cut open a path for other clubs to swoop in and take the Commissioner’s Cup. “I…
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PBA: Ginebra taking ‘wait-and-see’ approach on Justin Brownlee
FILE–Barangay Ginebra import Justin Brownlee. —MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Barangay Ginebra is still awaiting the official word on the status of its resident Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) import Justin Brownlee. “We’re just waiting. As of now, we’re on wait-and-see,” team governor and San Miguel Corp. sports director Alfrancis Chua said Tuesday afternoon during the league’s season…
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Helterbrand: 2-year ban ‘a long time’ for Brownlee
A two-year ban could spell trouble for Justin Brownlee’s career, says a former Barangay Ginebra star.—FIBA PHOTO Jayjay Helterbrand, a former longtime starting point guard of Barangay Ginebra, said a maximum ban for a flunked drug test would be very detrimental for Justin Brownlee. “Two years for a player is a long time. That’s a…
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Gilas keeping Asiad gold despite Brownlee drug result
‘WE WILL STILL APPEAL’ Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham Tolentino (left) allays the fears of a basketball-crazy nation following Friday’s report that Justin Brownlee, a naturalized Filipino athlete and acknowledged hero of the victorious Gilas Pilipinas campaign in the recent Asian Games, has tested positive for cannabis use. —TRISTAN TAMAYO/AUGUST DELA CRUZ The Asian Games…
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SBP thinks Brownlee may have ingested medicine with traces of cannabis
Gilas Pilipinas ace Justin Brownlee may have taken cannabis unknowingly along with prescription drugs —MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Justin Brownlee may have unknowingly taken prescription medicine containing cannabis while recovering in the United States, where he had surgery to remove bone spurs from his foot, the reason the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) gave the Philippine Olympic…
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Justin Brownlee fails Asian Games doping test after Gilas’ gold win
Gilas Pilipinas’ Justin Brownlee in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. (Photo by Luis Veniegra / SOPA Images/Sipa USA) Justin Brownlee, who played a starring role in helping the Philippines win its first Asian Games basketball gold since 1962, has failed a doping test, officials said Thursday. The American-born Brownlee tested positive for the banned…
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Justin Brownlee makes case as Gilas’ best option in future
Gilas Pilipinas’ Justin Brownlee vs China defenders in the 19th Asian Games men’s basketball competition. –POOL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–If the historic run to the gold medal in the Hangzhou Asian Games is used as barometer, Justin Brownlee may have ended any debate as to which naturalized player Gilas Pilipinas will parade moving forward. “Oo naman,”…
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