to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy… and to laugh along the way
This Sunday, 15 Feb, get your beer and popcorn ready as the court ignites with a bold new format, with each squad chasing history and glory under the warm California night. Forget the team rivalries for once, as our favorite players regale us with dazzling dunks defying gravity, thundering 3-point shots from the moon and beyond, and the sizzling speed of comic-book superheroes. Don’t miss the 2026 NBA All-Star Games in LA, where the future of basketball erupts in one wild, wicked weekend.
In this campaign, Gilas Pilipinas carries not just a roster, but a renewed purpose: a blend of elite talent, with seasoned leadership, and a proud Philippine basketball tradition that is ready to compete on the world stage. The path will be demanding – against resource-rich programs, bigger and more physically-endowed talents and disciplined systems – but the triangle of depth, versatility, and unyielding national pride gives them a strong inspiration.
Now down to the Final 4, we have the Minnesota Lynx locking horns with the revitalized Phoenix Mercury. And in the other match-up, it’s the retooled former champs, Las Vegas Aces, going against the undermanned, but Feverishly-hot Indiana.
Eight teams clash for the right to move to the next playoff round. My bets? It will be the Minnesota Lynx and the Las Vegas Aces breezing through, while the New York Liberty and the Indiana Fever will upset the odds to complete the round of four. Gentlemen, place your bets!!!
Team Collier has more experience and more maturity among its players; while Team Clark appears younger and more into innovation and creative moves. Overall, Team Collier has a total of 54 All-Star appearances among themselves, compared to only 26 appearances for the much younger Team Clark.
This year, it is OKC’s turn. They deserve it, after years of toiling in the fringes. After being dismantled, dismissed, disrespected for years. After decades of agony in defeat. This year, the Pacers are left with the agony, as the OKC Thunder finally taste the ecstacy of getting its first-ever NBA title. Long live the Oklahoma City Thunder! All hail the new kings of the NBA!
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