NBA fines T-Wolves center Gobert $100,000 for payoff gesture
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was fined $100,000 by the NBA on Sunday (Monday Manila time) for criticizing officiating and making an inappropriate gesture at a game referee......»»
NEWS BRIEFS | 09 March 2024
Marawi votes on 3 additional barangays CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 09 March) – Voters in Marawi City on Saturday went to polling precincts to vote on the proposal to create three more barangays. The Commission on Elections held a security command conference Friday morning in Marawi for the March 9 plebiscite. Comelec chair George […].....»»
Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert speaks out on referees potentially influenced by betting: Its hurting our game
Minnesota Timberwolves player Rudy Gobert recently made headlines after suggesting that sports betting may be influencing NBA referees’ officiating. This claim came after Gobert received.....»»
NBA: Antetokounmpo out with injury but Bucks still beat Clippers
MILWAUKEE — Not even the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo could cool off the Milwaukee Bucks. Damian Lillard scored 41 points as the Bucks came from behind to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 113-106 on Monday night for their sixth straight victory. Antetokounmpo watched from the bench with left Achilles tendinitis as the two-time MVP missed.....»»
90,000 to vote in BARMM plebiscite
Up to 90,000 voters are expected to participate in a plebiscite that will ratify the creation of eight new municipalities in the Bangsamoro Special Geographic Area on April 13......»»
LeBron James Makes NBA History with 40,000 Career Points
Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar LeBron James made history on Thursday night by becoming the first player in NBA history to reach 40,000 career points. The.....»»
LeBron James becomes first player to score 40,000 points
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – LeBron James on Saturday became the first NBA player to score 40,000 career points, hitting a scoop layup off the glass in the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers home game against the Denver Nuggets. James, who entered the game needing nine points to reach the milestone, used a spin.....»»
Former NBA player Rashid Byrd sentenced to 90 years in prison for sexual assault
LOS ANGELES – Former NBA player Rashid Byrd has been sentenced to 90 years to life in state prison for a series of violent sexual assaults that occurred in Los Angeles and Santa Clara counties from 2015 to 2020, the Los Angeles Police Department has announced. Byrd, who has been in police custody since his arrest by.....»»
Is the NBA stuck?
The National Basketball Association’s competition committee is studying ways to improve defense around the league......»»
Bill creating 32 single-member parliamentary districts in the BARMM passed
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 29 February) — The bill creating 32 single-member parliamentary districts in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) was passed Wednesday night by a vote of 47 in favor, one against and three abstentions. Parliamentary Bill 267, introduced on December 18, 2023 by the Government of the Day and signed […].....»»
LeBron zooms in on 40,000 scoring feat
LeBron James is now just nine points away from a new milestone, as he chases 40,000 career points in the NBA......»»
‘Like a superpower’: LeBron James amazed by his 4th-quarter tear vs Clippers
‘During it, you don’t feel anything. It’s like a superpower,’ says Lakers superstar LeBron James of his 19-point fourth-quarter outburst against the Clippers.....»»
LeBron final-quarter show fuels Lakers comeback over Clippers
The Lakers pull off a furious rally from 21 points down in the final period as LeBron James single-handedly outscores the Clippers in the quarter.....»»
Pistons rue ‘worst call’
Detroit coach Monty Williams slammed NBA refs for making the “worst call of the season” after the Pistons slumped to an agonizing last-gasp 113-111 defeat to the New York Knicks on Monday......»»
LeBron and 40,000
Some time within the next week LeBron James will etch another seemingly indelible mark into the NBA record books......»»
NBA-leading Celtics cruise to 8th straight win
NBA-leading Celtics cruise to 8th straight win.....»»
No Linsanity for Taiwan
Nine-year NBA veteran Jeremy Lin and brother Joseph won’t suit up for Chinese-Taipei against Gilas in the FIBA Asia Cup qualifier at the PhilSports Arena tonight......»»
Jinggoy: Joint Cha-cha voting unconstitutional
Making both houses of Congress vote jointly and not separately on amending the 1987 Charter would be “unconstitutional,” Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said yesterday......»»
Playoff push underway 820 NBA Games down, 410 to go
There’s no NBA player who is a bigger fan of harness racing than Denver’s. He owns horses, goes to tracks whenever he can and even accepted one of his MVP awards while riding around at his farm in Serbia......»»
Korean firm Miru Systems bags vote counting machine contract for 2025 polls
The Commission on Elections has awarded Korean firm Miru Systems with the contract to supply the vote counting machines for the 2025 midterm elections......»»