Justine Baltazar slapped with 2-year ban in Korean league

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2023 05:51:42 +0000

By NIKOLE JAVIER  The Korean Basketball League has slapped Justine Baltazar with a two-year ban from playing in the league following his no-show last week.  The 25-year-old, who was expected to see action for the Seoul Samsung Thunders, failed to arrive for the Feb. 1 player registration deadline, prompting the league to conduct an investigation. […]

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Dubai tourney good experience for Strong Group’s young guns – Tiu

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2023 02:00:26 +0000

Strong Group may have fallen short of its goal in the 32nd Dubai International Basketball Championship in Dubai but the young charges of head coach Charles Tiu are definitely coming home with valuable lessons which they can use when they return to their respective leagues. Playing alongside legitimate NBA talents in Shabazz Muhammad, Renaldo Balkman […]

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Al Riyadi hands Strong Group another painful defeat

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2023 04:19:58 +0000

Strong Group-Philippines found Al Riyadi star Amir Saoud too hot to handle and suffered a heartbreaking 107-97 defeat in their quarterfinal showdown in the 32nd Dubai International Basketball Championship early Friday at the Al Nasr Club Hall in Dubai, UAE. The PH ball club put up a gallant stand when it wheeled back from a […]

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Strong Group loses to Dynamo, in must-win vs Al Riyadi

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 08:02:10 +0000

Strong Group was held to just two points in the last three minutes and absorbed a stinging 89-83 defeat to Dynamo of Lebanon in the 32nd Dubai International Basketball Championship early Thursday at the Al Nasr Club Hall in Dubai, UAE. The team of coach Charles Tiu led most part of the fourth period but […]

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Lebanese teams big threats to Strong Group’s title bid

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 08:09:27 +0000

As expected the Lebanese teams are emerging as the top threat to Strong Group’s bid to bring the title back to Philippine shores in the 32nd Dubai International Basketball Championship in Dubai, UAE. So far, Strong Group, owned by Frank and Jacob Lao, has already clinched a quarterfinals seat along with three other Lebanese teams […]

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Strong Group clobbers Al Wahda to stay perfect in Dubai tilt

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 23:43:38 +0000

Strong Group treated the overseas Filipino workers in attendance to another dominant show, this time, clobbering Al Wahda from Syria, 87-61 in the 32nd Dubai International Basketball Championship early Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the Al Nasr Club Hall, Dubai, UAE.As expected, the imports did most of the damage for the Philippine representatives although the local […]

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Strong Group picks up 2nd win with rout of Libya’s Al Nasr

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2023 23:15:20 +0000

Strong Group, showing better chemistry and teamwork this time, routed Al Nasr of Libya, 93-76, to stay perfect in the 32nd Dubai International Basketball Championship at the Al-Nasr Club Hall early Sunday, Jan. 29 (Manila time). Putting its “ugly win” over the United Arab Emirates behind, the country’s representative to the 9-team tournament used a […]

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PH-Strong Group holds off UAE for winning start in Dubai tilt

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2023 23:56:58 +0000

Strong Group prevented an embarrassing collapse by surviving the United Arab Emirates national team’ spirited comeback, 91-87, at the start of the 32nd Dubai International Championship at the Al Nasr Club early Saturday morning (Manila time). The Philippine representative in the 9-team tournament seized control of the contest behind a blistering second quarter rally but […]

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PH-Strong Group begins Dubai campaign vs UAE national team

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 05:52:25 +0000

Game Friday (Al-Nasr Club) 11 p.m. – Strong Group vs UAE Strong Group opens its title campaign in the 32nd Dubai Basketball International Championship against the national team of the host country at the Al-Nasr Club Hall on Friday, Jan. 27. The game, which will also serve as the curtain raiser to the nine-day tournament, […]

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Coach Tiu says Strong Group needs ‘6th man’ in Dubai

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2023 09:28:34 +0000

Strong Group is banking on its sixth man ˗ the overseas Filipino workers in Dubai ˗ to provide the much-needed boost as it takes on an expected tough field in the 32nd Dubai International Championship beginning Jan. 27. All bags are packed and ready to go as the Jacob Lao-owned Philippine basketball club flies to […]

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