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.
Bye, KD: What OKC is saying about Durant’s exit
Just like that, the rich get richer. Or in this case, the golden, gets, um, what’s the word, golden-er? Golden State should change its moniker to Ultimate Warriors because the NBA’s bout to get gorilla press dropped. Okay, that was a bit lame. It sounded cooler before actually typing it.
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.
Starting 5ive: Remembering the 2015-2016 NBA Season
There will be no NBA games for at least five months. Let that sink in for a moment. Now breathe, and thank the basketball gods for giving us a crazy, exciting, and historic NBA season.
Starting 5ive: The co-MVPs of the 2016 NBA Finals
Cleveland’s 52-year championship drought is over, Craig Ehlo can finally get a good night’s sleep, and LeBron is again Finals MVP. But The King should share his Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Award with the guys who saved the series from being a sleeping face emoji.
Starting 5ive: What we want to see in GSW-OKC Game 7
We’ll let the basketball experts handle the “Thunder-Warriors Game 7 Preview.” This is what us basketball fans really want to see in what is poised to be the best game of the 2016 NBA Playoffs (so far).
Starting 5ive: Can Alaska do a San Miguel?
Three-zero. The Alaska Aces have seen this before, only this time, they are the ones who are one loss away from doing non-celebratory shots in Cocomangas. Can Alaska do what San Miguel did to them in February? Here are five reasons why they probably can’t.
Starting 5ive: Injuries that changed the NBA Playoffs
The reigning MVP is out. We still don’t know the extent of his injury, but it seems certain that he will miss the remainder of the first round (at the very least). Chris Paul and Blake Griffin are out for the rest of the postseason. Hear that? That’s the sound of a thousand Clipper fans crying.
Starting 5ive: Evan Fournier in Palawan
Orlando Magic swingman Evan Fournier, the guy whose last name you shouldn’t Google, is in Coron, Palawan for some R&R, and of course, a little basketball by the beach.