PBA to Introduce 4-Point Shot in 49th Season
MANILA – The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is set to add a four-point shot to its scoring options starting the new season that will kick off Aug. 18. The league’s Board of Governors approved the motion during their annual league planning session over the weekend in Osaka, Japan, in which an arc 27 feet away from […]
Standhardinger Emerges As Front-Runner In PBA Best Player Of The Conference Race
MANILA – Christian Standhardinger is now the leader in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Best Player of the Conference race following the latest update at the end of the elimination round. The Ginebra big man, who played the entire elimination phase, garnered 38.0 statistical points, way ahead of second placer CJ Perez of San Miguel, who had […]
Filbasket International Championship To Feature Three Teams From PH
MANILA — Three Filipino squads will try to steal the show from seven other Southeast Asian teams that will compete in the Filbasket International Championship next week in Kuala Lumpur. The BGC Builders, Pilipinas Aguilas, and the Makabayan Warriors will be the Philippines’ representatives to the said event, where they will face three clubs from host […]
Juan Gomez De Liano Signs With BC Wolves In Lithuania
MANILA – Betsafe Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga (LKL) BC Wolves made headlines on Thursday night after announcing the acquisition of Juan Gomez De Liaño. The Wolves, the league’s newest addition, made the six-foot-one high-flying guard the first male baller from the Philippines to join a European side, the second Filipino player overall following Red Star Belgrade’s acquisition […]