Tag: Lebron James

Does Taco Bell Philippines Have The Legal Right To Put LeBron James In Their Ads?

July 6, 2023 Gogs 4 Comments

Around this time last year, Forbes Magazine declared LeBron James a billionaire. Tonight something on Facebook made my spidey sense tingle. Nothing gets me more enraged when I see a billionaire allegedly exploited. Is Taco Bell Philippines using the name , image and likeness of LBJ without his consent? This billionaire advocate seeks…

Business, Media, Money Talks

It Will Be So Quiet In The NBA Bubble Maybe You Can Hear Them Talk About China

July 11, 2020July 11, 2020 Gogs 2 Comments

2020 so far is known for two stories 1) COVID 19 2) George Floyd . Let’s talk about every pinoys 3 favorite letters, I know it is not DUI since nobody here knows what it is since nobody here is ever caught . Those 3 letters are NBA. The only league that pinoys…

Business, Glitz and Glamour

Is athletic ability dictated more by genetics than environment in the NBA?

June 4, 2018 Anthony Quilon 15 Comments

NBA superstar Lebron James of the fourth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers clinched his eight straight NBA Finals appearance after the four-time MVP led the Cavaliers to an 87-79 victory over Boston in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals last week at TD Garden. He proved once again his mettle after he pretty much single-handedly willed his…

Science

Pastoral Letter vs Pastor Opposing Sides Of The Sereno Disqualification

May 18, 2018 Gogs 4 Comments

La Salle put out a pastoral letter concerning the recent events centered around now former Supreme Court Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno . This pastoral letter written by Brother Jose Mari Jimenez, FSC is available to the public in a certain column in the Philippine Star called Breakthough authored by legendary DLSU prof Dr. Elfren…

Government

How Lebron James reminds me of Noynoy Aquino

June 18, 2015June 18, 2015 FallenAngel 12 Comments

By now, those following the Finals series of the National Basketball Association (NBA) will have known that the Golden State Warriors (Dubs) defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-97, to win the championship in six games, 4-2. Furthermore, basketball fanatics rooting for the Cavaliers (Cavs) will tell you that their superstar, LeBron James, in the absence of…

Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Politics

Can LeBron Really Relieve The Most Tortured City In Sports?

August 6, 2014 Gogs 3 Comments

“Cleveland, city of light , city of magic” Randy Newman “Burn On” The opening song to Major League (1989) I have no doubt that Pinoys know NBA basketball. I do doubt that many understand why “The Return” really is a big deal for the city of Cleveland. In the Philippines the…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour

CNN Is Proud of the Filipino/ Paul Walker Heroics Bola Lang Yan

December 2, 2013January 5, 2021 Gogs 96 Comments

“What a fool believes, he sees” – The Doobie Brothers My Strategic Management professor was good at what he did. He has seen it all. Putting the finishing touches on MBA students in the classroom before they face their grilling in front of three professors. Part of this prep includes grilling students…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Media

Did you root for the Miami Heat’s opponent? Hater!

June 25, 2013June 25, 2013 FallenAngel 20 Comments

As GRP colleague ChinoF has pointed out, as long as someone who wins any international competition possesses even a tinge of Filipino blood, despite not even growing up here or honing his/her talents here, then Filipinos will, predictably, latch on to that person’s success and claim it as a victory of the Filipinos as a…

Culture, Politics, Society