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May 25, 2021 | 6:00 pm
GILAS PILIPINAS 3x3, bannered by Joshua Munzon, Alvin Pasaol, CJ Perez and Mo Tautuaa, is looking to nab one of three Olympic spots up for grabs in the five-day FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Austria which begins on May 26. SBP
THE day of reckoning has arrived for the Philippine national men’s 3×3 team as it begins its International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) campaign in Graz, Austria, on Wednesday, May 26.
Gilas Pilipinas 3×3, bannered by Joshua Munzon, Alvin Pasaol, CJ Perez and Mo Tautuaa, is looking to nab one of three Olympic spots up for grabs in the five-day qualifiers and become the first basketball team from the Philippines to take part in the Summer Games in nearly five decades.
Fil-Am Jordan Clarkson fulfills goal of becoming NBA Sixth Man of the Year
May 25, 2021 | 6:00 pm
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TRUE to his word, Filipino-American National Basketball Association (NBA) guard Jordan Clarkson of the Utah Jazz went on to become a Sixth Man of the Year awardee.
The feat was announced on Tuesday (Manila time) by the league, making Mr. Clarkson, 28, the first Jazz player to win the award, given to the individual who excelled coming off the bench.
Mr. Clarkson received 65 first-place votes and 407 total points in winning the award, which saw him besting teammate Joe Ingles (34 first-place votes and 272 total points) and New York Knicks’ Derrick Rose (one first-place votes/77 total points).
Olympic, SEAG-bound athletes to be vaccinated starting Friday
May 25, 2021 | 6:00 pm
MEMBERS of Team Philippines seeing action in the Olympic Games and Southeast Asian Games later this year will be vaccinated beginning on Friday.
MEMBERS of Team Philippines seeing action in the Olympic Games and Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) later this year will be vaccinated beginning Friday, May 28.
This was announced by Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham Tolentino during the online Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum on Tuesday after they got the nod from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).
“The big announcement today is that the IATF has also approved the vaccination this Friday which will be exclusive for Olympic-bound and SEA Games-bound delegates,” said Mr. Tolentino.
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PBA continues to adjust plans for its pandemic-delayed Season 46
May 24, 2021 | 7:11 pm
THE PBA recently got a break in its push to start its Season 46 when teams were allowed to return to practices by the government last week. In photo are the TNT Tropang Giga. PBA IMAGES
AS further proof of how fluid the situation is with the pandemic, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has been forced to continuously adjust its plans for the league’s delayed Season 46.
This week, the league board is set to meet to tackle anew the PBA’s push for its new season, trying to work with what it is presented with in relation with the health and safety situation in the country.