Paner, SMC Braves stun favored Japanese team in 1973 basketball exhibition showdown
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Back on February 17, 1973, the Japanese national team visited the Philippines to play a series of exhibition matches.
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FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers: How To Watch Gilas Pilipinas vs. Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei this February
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FIBA global partner Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) continues to bring world-class basketball action at the fingertips of Filipino fans as it streams the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers campaign of Gilas Pilipinas via the Smart LiveStream App.
How Terry Que convinced Samboy Lim to choose the PBL over the MBA – “Malaking honor sa ‘min”
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After his PBA retirement, Samboy Lim played on with the Welcoat Paint Masters in the Philippine Basketball League in 1998.
Guidaben, Villamin pass on Baby Dalupan Crispa reunion plans at GTC
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Baby Dalupan tried but failed to reunite with some of his top players, Abet Guidaben and Yoyoy Villamin, from the defunct Crispa Redmanizers when he was calling the shots for Great Taste in 1987.
‘The spirit of San Beda-La Salle game is an example that should be emulated’ – Bonnie Carbonnel on San Beda’s NCAA 1979 triumph over DLSU
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On February 7, 1979, after San Beda scuttled DLSU, 108-103 to sweep the three-team playoffs for the second-round flag and the NCAA championship at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
Lakers: When Magic Johnson got accidentally ‘knocked out’ against the Bulls
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Johnson was knocked unconscious in the third quarter of that game after tripping over teammate Terry Teagle and then getting accidentally kicked by Bulls forward Horace Grant.
Gilas Pilipinas: Brownlee cleared to play – SBP
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announces that Justin Brownlee will be available to play for Gilas Pilipinas Men in the first window of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers.
‘I gave them blanket authority…’ – Danny Floro on the day Crispa folded
It was on February 1, 1984, when the basketball world was rocked following word that the fabled Crispa Redmanizers were disbanding after 10 seasons in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Bucks: Adrian Griffin drops 5-Word response to shock dismissal
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Adrian Griffin finds himself out of a job after getting the pink slip from the Milwaukee Bucks.
Bucks: Adrian Griffin Given Pink Slip; Doc Rivers Taking Over?
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The Milwaukee Bucks have reportedly fired Adrian Griffin despite their current run in the 2023-24 NBA wars.