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Starting 5ive: Taylor Swift songs for Gilas 3.0

As Philippine basketball gears up for international competition, us fans are still facing questions such as: Will Jordan Clarkson play? Is Ping really back? Does Junemar have a Philippine passport? Will Andray Blatche stop eating pizza? No answers yet, but with all the injuries and drama, Gilas 3.0 is already starting to sound like one big heartbreak. Like a Taylor Swift song.

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Starting 5ive: Things we learned from Ricky Rubio’s Manila visit

It was a rainy weekend, but it did not stop Ricky Rubio, the 24-year-old Spanish point guard of the Minnesota Timberwolves, from taking on Manila, seeing the sites, playing streetball, and flirting with Ariana Grande.

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Tweets of the Day: #Puso2019

On Friday, FIBA will name the host country for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Why should basketball come home to the Philippines in 2019? Kasi buhay basket tayo.

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Starting 5ive: The Gilas 3.0 wishlist

Relax PBA teams, we won’t be wishing for the impossible, like asking for the versatility of Arwind Santos or the shooting of Marcio Lassiter or the angas of Paul Lee for the new Gilas Pilipinas. We want to be realistic here, so we’ll just wish for Terrence Romeo to drop 63 points against China.

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Starting 5ive: NBA 90s Team ni Batas

BuhayBasket sat down with Batas to find out his Top 5 players from the 90s.

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Starting 5ive: Shaq’s Orlando Magic

Shaq has been making the most of the NBA offseason by waging an Instagram war against Scottie Pippen over the best franchise of all-time. He recently shared his all-time Magic starting five, and we can’t wait to see his picks for the Suns, Heat, Celtics, Cavs.

Starting 5ive: Basketball films, Pinoy version

So far, the local films released this year include a Manny Pacquiao biopic and a bunch of tween films. Sadly, still no basketball movie, which is why we had to resort to this. Here are five films that Filipino producers should seriously look into remaking. (Call us!)

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Starting 5ive: 5 fictional coaches who deserve respect

They always give the best pep talks, and they always know how to get the best from their players. Like a PG-13 version of Yeng Guiao. Here are our top five fictional coaches in basketball films.

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Starting 5ive: The Pinoy basketball experience

It goes without saying that the Philippines is a basketball-crazy nation. We play the game, we love the game. We have our own basketball lingo, and we have courts on every corner of the country. Here are five things that every Filipino has experienced on the court.

Starting 5ive: 5 things Lakers fans are tired of hearing

It’s not easy being a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers. After winning three titles in the Kobe-Shaq era, and two more in the Kobe-Pau era, the Purple and Gold has been on a somewhat downward spiral (by Lakers standards) in the past two seasons, posting a 21-61 win-loss record in the 2014-2015 season, its worst record in franchise history. Here are five things Lakers fans are tired of hearing.

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