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📸: SBP Leonard Manuel Seijo 🇵🇭🇯🇵

NBA House Philippines 2026 was absolute cinema! 🙌

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Koji Buenaflor has issued a statement clarifying that he and the late Rene Baterbonia were not related following confusion surrounding their connection.

Buenaflor also extended his condolences to Baterbonia’s family, friends, teammates, and loved ones, saying, “May his memory be remembered with respect.”

Our deepest condolences to everyone mourning his passing. 🕊️

FROM PLAYING IN SLIPPERS IN CEBU TO CHASING A DREAM IN SPAIN. 🇵🇭🇪🇸

At 19, Henry Suico is taking a basketball path very few young Filipino players have ever considered.

The Cebuano guard grew up playing on barangay courts in Mandaue, dreaming of the UAAP and becoming a professional basketball player. Europe wasn’t even part of the picture.

Now, after earning a scholarship with Zentro Basket Madrid, Henry is leaving home to develop in a program that has produced players who later reached the EuroLeague and NCAA Division I.

It means leaving his family, friends and everything familiar behind, for a chance with no guarantees.

But that’s exactly why his story matters.

Henry isn’t saying he’s made it. He’s betting on himself, taking the road less traveled, and hoping his journey can show the next kid from Cebu that there’s more than one way to chase a basketball dream.

His goals are big: the EuroLeague, Gilas Pilipinas, and proving that Filipino players can compete anywhere.

And for every young hooper watching:

“Where you start doesn’t have to limit how big you can dream.”

Henry Suico’s next chapter starts in Spain.

Padayon.

Back in Shanghai for a special trip with Jordan. 🇵🇭🇨🇳

It’s crazy to think that almost all the stamps on my passport are because of basketball. This game has taken me to places I never imagined I’d get to experience, and I’m genuinely thankful for every opportunity. 🙏

A few frames and clips from : basketball, culture, good people, and unforgettable moments in Shanghai, China.

Kai Sotto. That’s the post. 🇵🇭

GILAS COMPLETES THE COMEBACK AGAINST IRAN! 🇵🇭

After trailing by as many as 13 points and scoring just 7 points in the first quarter, Gilas Pilipinas flipped the game around and pulled away late for a 68-56 win over Iran in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

Juan Gomez de Liaño and Dwight Ramos led Gilas with 16 points apiece, while Kai Sotto controlled the paint with 13 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists. AJ Edu added 8 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks. 💪🇵🇭

FINAL: 🇵🇭 68–56 🇮🇷

Scores: Gomez de Liaño 16, Ramos 16, Sotto 13, Edu 8, Fajardo 6, Quiambao 6, Perez 3.

| 📸 FIBA Media

WITH KAI SOTTO, GILAS IS A DIFFERENT BEAST AND THE NUMBERS PROVE IT. 🇵🇭📊

With Kai on the floor, Gilas Pilipinas scores more efficiently, rebounds better, controls the paint, protects the rim, and most importantly, outscores its opponents.

Net Rating: +13.8 with Kai. -4.7 without him.

In simple terms, Net Rating shows how many points a team outscores or gets outscored by per 100 possessions. So with Kai, Gilas wins those minutes by a wide margin. Without him, the numbers swing the other way.

He doesn’t need to score 25 every game to change the game.

The numbers show it: Gilas is simply a different team with Kai Sotto.

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📸: FIBA Media Leonard Manuel Seijo 🇵🇭🇯🇵 / Paul Ryan Tan
📊: FIBA official game statistics / thefloorgeneral🇵🇭