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1 week ago | 
spin.ph | Gerry Ramos
IT was a difficult decision which TNT has to make at the last minute.
Coach Chot Reyes said the uncertainty of Rey Nambatac’s health status forced the Tropang 5G to make the difficult decision of leaving the veteran guard out of their playoff roster for the PBA Philippine Cup.
Apparently, the 31-year-old Nambatac has yet to fully recover from the groin injury that has kept him out of the lineup for over a month now.
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1 week ago | 
spin.ph | Gerry Ramos
ADRIAN Nocum appreciated the words of wisdom shared to him by his former coach and a fellow Mapua great shortly after Rain or Shine extended its PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals duel with NLEX to a sudden-death game.
Nocum spent a few minutes talking, listening, and absorbing what PBA legend Fortunato ‘Atoy’ Co told him just moments into the Elasto Painters’ 92-89 win over the Road Warriors Wednesday night at the Philsports Arena.
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1 week ago | 
spin.ph | Gerry Ramos
THE presence of the FIBA Asia Cup trophy hopefully inspires the Gilas Pilipinas Women team in its bid to reach new heights in this year’s edition of the meet in Shenzhen, China.
Coach Pat Aquino expressed optimism the lady cagebelles will be able to keep its status in Division A, and at the same time, have a possible shot of earning a ticket to the FIBA World Cup.
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1 week ago | 
spin.ph | Gerry Ramos
YENG Guiao gets to meet a team that's oh-so familiar to him in the quarterfinals of the PBA Philippine Cup beginning on Wednesday.
Guiao and the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters sealed a matchup with the no. 2 team NLEX Road Warriors, who once served as home to the 66-year-old champion coach.
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1 week ago | 
spin.ph | Gerry Ramos
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1 week ago | 
spin.ph | Gerry Ramos
SAN Miguel and Barangay Ginebra secured the last two twice-to-beat berths in the PBA Philippine Cup playoffs by pulling off huge victories at the end of the eliminations on Sunday night. The Beermen made short work of the Northport Batang Pier, 126-91, to secure the No. 1 spot over twice-to-beat teams NLEX and Magnolia. The Kings meanwhile, went on a fourth-quarter tear to take the fight out of the Elasto Painters and clinch the No. 4 spot.
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1 week ago | 
spin.ph | Gerry Ramos
ANTIPOLO – Rain or Shine is expected to be in full force come its PBA quarterfinals pairing against NLEX. Coach Yeng Guiao said big men Caelan Tiongson and Kris Porter are going to suit up for the team on Wednesday as it tries to salvage its season opposite the twice-to-beat Road Warriors.
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1 week ago | 
spin.ph | Gerry Ramos
ANTIPOLO – Barangay Ginebra ended its PBA Philippine Cup elimination round campaign on a winning note after routing Rain or Shine, 98-80 to finish as the no. 4 seeded team Sunday night at the Ynares Center.
The Kings went on an 18-2 run in the fourth quarter to pull away for good and won for the third straight time heading to the playoffs.
A four-way tie ensued on top of the standings amongst San Miguel, NLEX, Magnolia, and Barangay Ginebra, all with similar 8-3 records.
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1 week ago | 
spin.ph | Gerry Ramos
ANTIPOLO - Three weeks after being let go by NorthPort, veteran guard Paul Zamar was finally given clearance to play full-contact basketball.
“Nakapasa na ako sa hop test and cleared na ako,” said Zamar, who suffeted the ACL injury in the off-season last year.
With that, he’ll already be eligible to be signed by any interested teams pending the deadline for signing of free agents by noon of Monday, in time for the start of the PBA Philippine Cup playoffs on Wednesday.
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1 week ago | 
spin.ph | Gerry Ramos
ALASKA held a mini-reunion, as a former colleague who helped the franchise win one of its most memorable PBA championships blew into town for a brief visit.
Former coach Tim Cone, team manager Dickie Bachmann, team captain Jojo Lastimosa, along with some members of the Milkmen welcomed to the country former import Devin Davies by holding a get-together where they reminisced about the good, old days playing for the organization owned by Wilfred S. Uytengsu.
