LeBron Raymone James Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he is considered to be one of the greatest basketball players in history and is often compared to Michael Jordan in debates over the greatest basketball player of all time. James is the all-time leading scorer in NBA history and ranks fourth in career assists. He has won four NBA championships, and has competed in 10 NBA Finals. He has four MVP awards, four Finals MVP awards, and two Olympic gold medals. He has been named an All-Star 19 times, selected to the All-NBA Team 18 times, to the All-Defensive Team six times, and was a runner-up for the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award twice in his career.
The National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1955–56 season to the best performing player of the regular season. Starting with the 2022–23 season, winners receive the Michael Jordan Trophy, named for the five-time MVP often considered the best player in NBA history.
Wardell Stephen Curry II is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, and as the greatest shooter in NBA history, Curry is credited with revolutionizing the sport by inspiring teams and players to take more three-point shots. A nine-time NBA All-Star and eight-time All-NBA selection, including four times on the first team, he has been named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice, has won four NBA championships, and received an NBA Finals MVP Award and an NBA All-Star Game MVP Award.
Gerald Randolph Opsima Anderson Jr. is a Filipino-American actor. He is managed and under contract to Star Magic, ABS-CBN's home based talent agency.
Pocholo "Cholo" Iñigo Villanueva is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He currently serves as the head coach for the Tanduay Rum Masters and the assistant coach for the Bay Area Dragons. He was drafted with the thirteenth overall pick of the 2008 PBA draft by the Air21 Express. From 2001 to 2007, he played for the De La Salle Green Archers in the UAAP where he won a championship in 2007 and was named co-Finals MVP with JVee Casio.
Robby Cruz Celiz is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Davao Occidental Tigers of the Pilipinas Super League (PSL). He was drafted 17th overall in the 2013 PBA draft by the Tropang Texters. He has played in multiple basketball leagues such as the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL), Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), and Pilipinas Super League (PSL).
Luka Dončić is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Slovenian national team.
The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines.
The following is a list of notable events and developments that are related to Philippine sports in 2018.
The Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines, formerly the Zamboanga-Family's Brand Sardines Valientes, are a professional basketball team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. Its name is due to sponsorship with Universal Canning Inc. which owns the canned sardines brand, Family's Atami Brand Sardines.
The 2018–19 MPBL Datu Cup was the second tournament of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League and the first full season with a national scope.
These are the records set in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
The following is a list of notable events and developments that are related to Philippine sports in 2019.
The 2019–2020 MPBL season, known as the MPBL Lakan Season or the Chooks-to-Go MPBL Lakan Season for sponsorship reasons, was the third season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. It began June 12, 2019 and ended on March 21, 2021, nearly two years later due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines causing a one-year long suspension that lasted from March 11, 2020 to March 10, 2021. The season resumed on March 11, 2021 with a bubble in Subic, Zambales.
The 2020–21 MPBL Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the 2019–20 MPBL season. This was the league's third overall, and the second post-season under a new format. The postseason tournament began on February 15, 2020 and concluded on March 21, 2021, after the fourth game of the 2021 MPBL Finals. The league suspended all the playoffs due to the COVID-19 outbreak in March 12, 2020. After a year of stoppage of play, the league got an approval from the IATF-EID and resumed the playoffs on March 10, 2021, inside a bubble hosted by Subic. The 2021 MPBL Finals saw the Northern Division champions San Juan Knights competed against the Southern Division champion Davao Occidental Tigers. The Tigers eventually won the championship after beating the Knights in four games, avenging their last season's finals loss in 2019. Mark Yee was named the Finals MVP for that finals series.
Gabriel Banal is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 22nd overall pick in the 2nd round of the 2014 PBA Draft. He is the son of former basketball player and coach Joel Banal.
The 2022 MPBL season, also known as the MPBL Mumbaki Season, was the fourth season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). The season began on April 25, 2022 and ended on December 12, 2022, thus marking the first time since the inaugural 2018 season where the season ran throughout a single calendar year.
The 2022 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Finals, was the best-of-5 championship series of the 2022 MPBL season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards, the MPBL Northern Division champion, and Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines as the MPBL Southern Division Champion, competed for the fourth championship contested by the league. This was the first MPBL finals to implement a 2–2–1 home game format due to geographical reasons. The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards wins the national championship title after defeating Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines 3–1 game series. John Byron Villarias named as the 2022 MPBL Finals MVP.
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