Sixth Man is the unsung hero, the one cheering from the bench and delivering quality minutes when needed. In this weekly series, BuhayBasket puts the spotlight on the men and women who contribute to the game in their own way, away from the limelight.
Putting on a Jawo retro jersey won’t exactly turn you into a living legend, but it can transport you back to the time of short shorts and knee-high tube socks. The owners of Jersey Haven are the kings at doing that.Starting 5ive: 1995 Sunkist Orange Juicers
In 1995, the best teen movie of all time Pare Ko was released, featuring a powerhouse cast that was as equally talented as the ’95 Sunkist Orange Juicers.
Sixth Man: The Filipino Picker aka Pinoy Hardaway
Sixth Man is the unsung hero, the one cheering from the bench and delivering quality minutes when needed. In this weekly series, BuhayBasket puts the spotlight on the men and women who contribute to the game in their own way, away from the limelight.
Where do Starting Lineup action figures, 90s PBA tickets, and Benjie Paras sharpeners go? They end up in the hands of The Filipino Picker.Starting 5ive: The Philippine Centennial Team
To give the Philippines its fifth gold medal at the William Jones Cup, PH-Mighty Sports swept the competition in dominating fashion. A squad composed of PBA legends, including 7’1″ EJ Feihl, did the same in ’98. Let’s remember them here in pixelated goodness.
Sixth Man: The artist behind Everyday Ballers
Sixth Man is the unsung hero, the one cheering from the bench and delivering quality minutes when needed. In this weekly series, BuhayBasket puts the spotlight on the men and women who contribute to the game in their own way, away from the limelight.
When he is not doing animation for Family Guy, LA-based artist Jack Perkins is reimagining iconic NBA moments by turning them into something even more awesome: the image of Tim Duncan hugging the last pineapple at a supermarket.Starting 5ive: Pure Hoop Design
Basketball-inspired art is the best kind of art because it successfully merges two things that you didn’t think would go well together, like Joakim Noah at a subway station waiting for a train or Jae Crowder holding a weapon.
Starting 5ive: The Jones Cup Usual Suspects
The team representing the Philippines in this year’s Jones Cup is a ragtag group composed of journeymen, ex-PBA players, and the older Teng brother. They just might win it all.
Dayories: Brgy. Bungad
For the past four weeks, residents of a small barangay in Quezon City have gathered here for their Sunday habit. This is the mall. This is church. This is their PBA.
Starting 5ive: Salamat, Calvin at LA
We won’t be seeing the beasting of Calvin Abueva nor the oncourt leadership of LA Tenorio at the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament to be held in Manila. Here are five things we will miss from the two Gilas heroes.









