For a moment, Game 3 of the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup was leaning in the favor of the TNT Tropang 5G. The contest had largely been a seesaw affair, but the Tropang 5G were able to seize an 89-86 lead over the San Miguel Beermen with around 50 seconds left in the ball game.
The New York Knicks entered this season full of hope. With two of their chief Eastern Conference rivals—the Boston Celtics (Jayson Tatum) and Indiana Pacers (Tyrese Haliburton)—set to miss their stars for the season due to injury, the path to the NBA Finals appeared clear. The optimism surrounding this team was bolstered further when they
When the Charlotte Hornets picked Brandon Miller second overall in the 2023 NBA Draft, he was thought of as more of a consolation prize. All eyes were on the generational phenom Victor Wembanyama who went first overall to the San Antonio Spurs. What typically would have been seen as a slight has actually turned into
For all the great things that the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid has done on the basketball court, the first thing that pops into most fans’ heads when they think about him is still his vast injury history. The 2023 NBA MVP is also a two-time NBA scoring champion and seven-time NBA All-Star, yet even these
The PBA finals tends to bring the best teams together after a long and hard-fought journey. It’s at this point everyone is experiencing some level of fatigue. Talent is an advantage, but this is the point where hard work beats talent. The players are feeling the effects of playing around three times a week and
In recent years, chaos seemed to follow Ja Morant. From the gun issues to the injuries and the trade rumors this season, everything off the court seemed to dominate the headlines for the wrong reasons. But on a cold evening in London, we were reminded of what has made Morant a tantalizing figure in today’s
