Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is focused on helping prevent vote suppression of African-Americans by teaming with other athletes and celebrities to start a new voting rights group.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski has reported an update following a virtual meeting between a board of governors and Adam Silver that there is increasing positive momentum toward resuming the 2019-20 NBA season as the coronavirus pandemic continues:
FIBA announced that the Basketball World Cup 2023 will take place in three different countries, including the Philippines, from Aug. 25 to Sept.10.
Kai Sotto, the 7-foot-2 center from Las Pinas City, Philippines, will become the first international player to enter the new NBA G League pathway. Sotto, who turned 18 years old Monday, was considered a 4-star prospect and the 12th-best center in the 2020 class by 247Sports' composite rankings.
With people around the world cheering, applauding and saying thank you to their frontliners from balconies and plazas, the University of the Philippines Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) expressed gratitude and appreciation for local frontliners in their own unique way.
The whole world of sports has come to a halt because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UP MBT) stay fighting.
The NBA announced that a player on the Utah Jazz has preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19. The test result was reported shortly prior to the tip-off of Wednesday's game between the Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena. At that time, Wednesday's game was canceled. The affected player was not in the arena.
The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons look to leverage on the remaining six months before the tip-off to Season 83 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) with scorching off season action.Fifth year head coach Bo Perasol acknowledged that the off season is key to having a good run in the regular season as players hone their skills and build the all-important chemistry and camaraderie.“Off-season training is going to be the baseline of how you will do in the regular season. So, whatever it is that you do in the off-season is going to dictate what your season is going to be,” said Perasol, who led the Maroons to back-to-back Final Four appearances in Seasons 81 and 82.Thanks to staunch UPMBT supporter JJ Atencio of STATS Performance Apparel, the Diliman-based squad has benefited greatly from training camps they’ve attended in Las Vegas and Serbia. UP’s consistent attendance in the skills honing, character building sessions the past two years has helped whip them into competitive shape the past two seasons.
TRACE College-Los Baños and San Pablo Colleges overcame their respective opponents to arrange a winner-take-all title showdown in the 7th Laguna Colleges Universities Athletic Association (LACUAA) men’s basketball tournament at Trace College gym.
For many basketball fans, flipping the calendar from February to March signals one specific feeling — madness. With “The Big Dance” just around the corner, countless teams around the country are starting to tighten rotations, emphasize execution, and come together as they look ahead towards postseason play.
