Dirk Vince Carter’d, Steph played around, and Russell Westbrook left all his chill in OKC.
Tweets of the Day: 2015 NBA All-Star Game
Tweets of the Day: NBA All-Stars
The NBA All-Star starting lineups for the Western and Eastern conferences were announced today, and as expected, there were snubs, surprises, and hilarious commentary on Twitter.
Tweets of the Day: PBA Finals Game 3
The 2015 PBA Philippine Cup Finals is shaping up to be one of the most exciting and heated match-ups in the history of Philippine basketball. Too exciting, that the players themselves had to cough up more than P60,000 just to continue playing.
Tweets of the Day: Manila Clasico
It was supposed to be the classic Caguioa vs Yap narrative; or the duel between Gilas brothers Ping and Japeth; or the LA Tenorio-Mark Barroca battle for PG supremacy. But Ginebra’s latest addition Joseph Yeo, in his first Manila Clasico, had other ideas.
Tweets of the Day: October 31
So, LeBron went home, played at the city’s “biggest sporting event” and lost; Melo got buckets; and OKC’s roster went to shhhiiiit. We missed you, NBA.
Peripheral Vision: Nostalgia with #LOL
With social media’s reach as expansive as Kevin Durant’s wingspan, keeping up with all the fascinating posts online can be quite exhausting. Like playing through five overtimes. Peripheral Vision takes a look around the web to select some of the more interesting items so you don’t have to. No complex scouting process here though. Just a lazy and quick survey of the vast digital hoops community.
Goosebumps!
Just in case you missed the fantastic mood-setter during the opening of the 40th PBA season, here it is. Watch it 40 times straight. Fans who grew up watching the PBA in the 90’s (just like us in the BuhayBasket crew) will surely feel nostalgic with this one. Susmaryosep!
Tweets of the Day: PBA Opening Day
The PBA’s 40th season was welcomed with two new expansion teams, a new arena, record-breaking attendance, and Ellen Adarna.
Basketball IQ: Player with most PBA titles in the 90s
Since The Eraserheads are back together (or at least back to making that beautiful infectious music that we all missed), we thought it’s only apt to talk about another 90s icon, at least in local basketball.
Only, our subject didn’t make his awesome accomplishments by selling records. Instead, he won titles left and right in the PBA.
Peripheral Vision: Chot and Cheetas
With social media’s reach as expansive as Kevin Durant’s wingspan, it’s almost impossible to keep up with all the fascinating posts online. It can be quite exhausting. Like playing through five overtimes. Peripheral Vision takes a look around the web to select some of the more interesting items so you don’t have to. No complex scouting process here though. Just a lazy and quick survey of the vast digital hoops community.
Our deep gratitude to you too, MVP
While a lot of frustrated Pinoys are calling for the head of Gilas coach Chot Reyes, Gilas godfather and overall good guy, Manny V. Pangilinan came to his aid. A day after Gilas bowed out of contention in the Asian Games, MVP posted a series of tweets, defending Reyes and the squad.
Starting 5ive: Things to learn from the Gilas heartbreak
Gilas Pilipinas, despite being favorites following an inspiring run at the FIBA World Cup, bowed out of contention on Sunday and will exit the 17th Asian Games without medals to bring home.
In lieu of hardware, here are five priceless lessons that Gilas players, coaching staff, and diehards should take away from the disappointing stint, which may come handy for the FIBA Asia Championship next year: