Gilas Dream in the Time of COVID
Camille Clarin writes from the heart and shares her thoughts on her Gilas dream.
Camille Clarin writes from the heart and shares her thoughts on her Gilas dream.
Gilas Dream in the Time of COVID
Storied Kicks: The sneaker stories of SJ Belangel and CJ Cansino
WORDS by Kobe Dayao If you ask any hooper the most important thing they have to decide on before getting ready for a game, it’s gotta be the shoes. Well, it could also be a bunch of other things but the sneakers are, hands down, a top priority for anybody looking to drop some big […]
GDL bros about to get Ws overseas
Just dream. This is what Juan and Javi Gomez de Liaño have always told themselves. From playing basketball since kids, becoming stars in college, to now starting new careers in Japan, it has always been about chasing the dream. The basketball scene in the Philippines is evolving and more do...
The Whole Truth
WORDS by Michael Eric Dyson “BREAKING: Kobe Bryant Has Died In A Helicopter Crash.” I was on the phone texting with Will Smith, congratulating him on the rousing entertainment of the third installment of his buddy pic with Martin Lawrence, Bad Boys for Life. He sent me that infamous TMZ lin...
PART II: What curse? Revisiting the Gilas W vs S. Korea (2021)
In chess, there’s a term used when a player gets humiliated so badly by his opponent: “adoption.” Basically, being “adopted” by someone in chess means that you lost to that guy 10 straight games. You lost so badly that you’re now legally his/her child. Similarly, the Philippines has been “adopted...
Level Up
WORDS by Franklyn Calle After a draft process and a rookie year that didn’t give him a second to pause, ANTHONY EDWARDS figured out how to make his game work while having fun every step of the way. Next up: securing a spot in the playoffs in 2022. There’s a serene ambience flowing throughout the ...
PART I: What curse? Revisiting the Gilas W vs S. Korea (2013)
Back in 2018, the Philippines went down with a massive case of Korean Drama fever. Filipinos were massively addicted to the Korean soap operas (also known as K-Dramas), and would watch them religiously every single day. They would laugh and cry along with the characters, feeling their pain as we ...
The Secret Stuff
Words by Deyscha Smith Making Space Jam: A New Legacy was never going to be an easy task. The first Space Jam wasn’t just an entertaining flick back in ’96; it was, and still is, an iconic movie that is rooted in the cultural fabric of the basketball world. Like it or not, it was […]
Tied Up Nets: The no-UAAP life of Dwight, Javi, LJay
We caught up with three of the UAAP’s brightest stars to see how the lockdown has affected them, and whether they’ve been able to cope through isolation and a career-altering basketball hiatus.
