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RAIN or Shine coach Yeng Guiao expressed full support to Adrian Nocum in his Gilas Pilipinas stint in the 20th Asian Games, a well-deserved one with the work he put on over the years. Nocum has been called up to the Asiad national team following his consistently strong showing for the Elasto Painters in his three years in the PBA. “Una, natutuwa kami. Pangalawa, very proud kami of his achievements,” Guiao told SPIN.ph of Nocum, the 24th overall pick in the Season 48 draft.

AFTER the recent FIBA Qualifiers, it didn’t take long for Dwight Ramos and AJ Edu to suit up in front of the Filipino crowd once again. This time it was for the Gunma Crane Thunders and Levanga Hokkaido, respectively, as the B.League launched its inaugural Manila Games 2026 at the Mall of Asia Arena.

GUNMA CRANE Thunders swiftly handed Levanga Hokkaido a 98-81 defeat in the inaugural B.League Manila Games 2026 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Wednesday night. The first of two exhibition games saw former NBA player Stanley Johnson drop 23 points, five rebounds, and three assists, waxing hot from downtown with five triples. It set the tone for an absurd 16-for-30 from beyond the arc for the Crane Thunders, earning them a double-digit lead for all four quarters.

TOP Philippine sports officials are monitoring the weather condition in Nagoya, Japan ahead of the 20th Asian Games opener. Philippine Sports Commission chairman Patrick Gregorio said his office and the Philippine Olympic Committee are both observing the situation especially since there are already members of Team Philippines who have been in the Aichi Prefecture as early as Sunday. READ Rating Gilas' competition in its defense of Asiad basketball gold “We’re looking into it,” said Gregorio.

WITH the final lineup complete, Gilas Pilipinas is all set to defend the throne in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. But as the recent pair of blowout losses against South Korea showed, the road to get there is a lot tougher this time around. Gilas brings a far different team from the Hangzhou 2023 squad that ended the country’s 61-year gold medal drought, with no naturalized player Justin Brownlee and a much smaller lineup.

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GILAS Pilipinas just proved they can win without naturalized star Justin Brownlee during the recent FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. Now, they must prove it all over again with an entirely new cast as they prepare for the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. Coming off a massive sweep of the fourth window—edging Jordan (82-81) and throttling Iran (68-56) at the SM Mall of Asia Arena—Gilas showed tremendous resilience.

AS one of the PBA’s top lockdown perimeter defenders today, Scottie Thompson also had his share of defensive assignments who always gives him a difficult time whenever they meet on the court. Two former Barangay Ginebra teammates, two from San Miguel Beer, and a TNT playmaker once considered as the best in Asia make up the list of the 33-year-old Thompson’s five toughest players to guard. For the Barangay Ginebra star, Jayson Castro is the toughest of them all. “Kuya Jayson, number one.

BARANGAY Ginebra's import once the season-ending PBA Governors’ Cup resumes remains up in the air until resident import Justin Brownlee shows up fit and ready. Sources told SPIN.ph the Gin Kings are currently committed to no one but Brownlee after Riley Grigsby's one-month contract was not renewed when the league went on a long break to give way to Gilas Pilipinas' campaigns in the FIBA World Cup qualifiers and the Asian Games in Nagoya.