Cebuano cagers among those excited with ‘The Last Dance’ documentary

Immae Lachica 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebuano basketball players joined cagers from around the world who waited in excitement for the premiere of the much anticipated online documentary “The Last Dance” that features the final season of basketball legend Micheal Jordan…

NBA legend Michael Jordan wins long-running China trademark dispute

04/10/2020

China’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of basketball legend Michael Jordan in a long-running trademark dispute, ending an eight-year legal battle with a Chinese sportswear firm that illegally used his name. Upholding intellectual property rights is…

‘The Last Dance’ look at Jordan’s last title starts April 19

04/01/2020

The documentary looking at Michael Jordan’s last championship season with the Chicago Bulls is set for release nearly two months sooner than expected with no sports to air due to the coronavirus pandemic. ESPN and Netflix announced…

Jordan: ‘When Kobe Bryant died, a piece of me died’

02/25/2020

A tearful Michael Jordan on Monday remembered his “little brother” Kobe Bryant at a star-filled memorial in Los Angeles for the basketball great and his daughter Gianna, who died with seven others in a helicopter crash last…

‘Without David Stern, the NBA would not be what it is today’

01/02/2020

Reaction from the basketball world and beyond to the death of former NBA Commissioner David Stern on Wednesday (Thursday, January 2, 2020, Philippine time) at age 77:  Adam Silver, who followed Stern as commissioner “For 22 years,…

Nuggets beat Lakers even as LBJ tops MJ on career points list

AP 03/07/2019

LOS ANGELES  — Will Barton scored 23 points, Gary Harris added 19 and the Denver Nuggets snapped their three-game losing streak with a 115-99 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night (Thursday morning, Philippine time)…

LeBron James passes Michael Jordan for 4th in career scoring

AP 03/07/2019

LOS ANGELES  — LeBron James moved past Michael Jordan into fourth place on the NBA’s career scoring list Wednesday night (Thursday morning, Philippine Time). The Los Angeles Lakers superstar scored his 32,293rd point on a driving layup…

Jordan: 6 NBA titles tougher than Harden, Westbrook streaks

AP 02/13/2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Jordan says James Harden’s streak of 30 straight 30-point games and Russell Westbrook’s 10 straight triple-doubles are both impressive and tough to accomplish. But the Charlotte Hornets owner said Tuesday — flashing a…

All-Star game marks latest milestone for Michael Jordan

AP 02/13/2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C.  — Buzz Peterson knew Michael Jordan as well as anyone when they were in college. Roommates and teammates at North Carolina, they spent countless days competing on the basketball court in practice and endless hours…

‘The Glove’ shows usual self during Cebu visit

Jonas N. Panerio 11/24/2016

EVEN AT age 48, NBA legend and Hall of Famer is still as brash as he was during his playing years. Considered to be one of the best perimeter defenders of all time, backed by his Defensive…

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