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Kiefer Ravena agent seeks PBA clearance for Japan B.League stint

June 8, 2021

Long-time basketball player agent Matthew Manotoc has urged the PBA to reconsider its stand regarding Kiefer Ravena’s intent to play in the Japan B.League. Related Posts NBA: Jordan Clarkson advises Kai Sotto to keep working hard Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson has one of the more positive NBA late draftee successes in recent memory. Drafted 46th Read more NBA: Seth Curry drains dagger as Sixers beat Raptors [WATCH] Like his…

Looking For Chaos? Let Kiefer Strut his Wares in the Land of Rising Sun

Kiefer Ravena of the NLEX Road Warriors. [PBA Images]

June 7, 2021

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I can only offer my sympathy for budding basketball superstar Kiefer Ravena. I very well understand his desire to embark on a Japanese expedition. His athletic abilities and his proven fighting heart will be a potent mix for the Shiga Lakestars in the Japanese Basketball League.

Ex-PBA import Galen Young, 45, dies after car crashes into home

June 6, 2021

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Former PBA import Galen Young passed away on Saturday (Sunday Manila time) after a car crashed into his home, multiple reports have confirmed. He was 45. Related Posts NBA: Jordan Clarkson advises Kai Sotto to keep working hard Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson has one of the more positive NBA late draftee successes in recent memory. Drafted 46th Read more NBA: Seth Curry drains dagger as Sixers beat Raptors [WATCH]…

PBA Season 1: Toyota 2, Crispa 1

Toyota captured the first-ever PBA conference crown when the Comets defeated the Crispa Redmanizers in the best-of-five First Conference finals in 1975.

May 6, 2021

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More than 140 players crossed their Rubicon in shedding their amateur status to turn professional in the inaugural season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) in 1975.

Rudy Mendoza, basketball lover, passes away at 75

April 24, 2021

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Rudy Mendoza died last April 20 due to heart problems made worse by COVID-19. He was 75 and buried last Friday (April 23) at the Eternal Gardens in Batangas City.

Crispa vs. Toyota: How the Heated Rivalry Started

Crispa won its first MICAA title in 1970

April 20, 2021

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It was the Crispa-Floro Redmanizers and the Toyota Comets/Tamaraws that romanticized PH basketball for more than a decade.

PH Basketball Landscape Altered In 1975

Munich Olympian Freddie Webb helped guide Yco to the MICAA title in 1975 and only joined the PBA the following year.

April 11, 2021

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The creation of a professional league, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), in April 1975 altered the landscape of the country’s basketball history locally and internationally.

PBA: The Day Local Pro Ball Made Its Debut

On April 9, 1975, the first game ever in PBA history was held at the Araneta Coliseum. Here, Noritake's Israel Oliver and Concepcion Carrier's Ramon Lucindo await the ceremonial opening toss as PBA commissioner Leo Prieto and PBA president Emerson Coseteng look on.

April 5, 2021

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In local sports, the date April 9 also is special to hoops fans. A momentous occasion moment it was forty-six years ago on that day for it marked the birth of professional basketball in the Philippines.

PBA: Recalling SMB Import Andrew Moten who played only three games before getting banned

Andrew Moten biography [photo taken from PBA Annual]

March 29, 2021

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When one asks around, the name of Andrew Moten may not ring a bell. And the reason for that? He only played three PBA games for the Beermen.

PBA: JC Intal retirement mainly due to pandemic, family

March 25, 2021

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Recently retired PBA pro JC Intal opened up about his decision to hang it up on CNN Philippines’ television program New Day. Related Posts NBA: Jordan Clarkson advises Kai Sotto to keep working hard Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson has one of the more positive NBA late draftee successes in recent memory. Drafted 46th Read more NBA: Seth Curry drains dagger as Sixers beat Raptors [WATCH] Like his brother Steph,…

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