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NEW YORK – Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was fined $100,000 by the NBA on Sunday (Monday Manila time) for criticizing officiating and making an inappropriate gesture at a game referee.
LOS ANGELES – Max Strus drained an astonishing 58-foot buzzer-beater as the Cleveland Cavaliers conjured a stunning late fightback to sink the Dallas Mavericks, 121-119, on Tuesday (Wednesday Manila time).
SAN FRANCISCO – Derrick White scored 27 points and Jayson Tatum added 20 to spark the NBA-best Boston Celtics over Brooklyn, 136-86, on Wednesday (Thursday Manila time), the fifth-largest blowout win in club history.
MANILA, Philippines — Presidential Legal Counsel, Secretary Juan Valentin Furagganan Ponce Enrile, better known as JPE – former assemblyman, minister of defense, senator, congressman (representing the 1st District of Cagayan province), Senate president and the first and longest-serving and STILL breathing oldest public official on planet Earth and probably the entire universe – is celebrating his 100th birthday today.
LOS ANGELES – Devin Booker produced another high-scoring gem to help the Phoenix Suns notch a seventh-straight victory on Wednesday (Thursday Manila time) as Milwaukee shrugged off the sacking of coach Adrian Griffin to end Cleveland's unbeaten streak.
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers, fueled by a near triple-double from Anthony Davis, spoiled Luka Doncic's return from injury with a convincing 127-110 NBA victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday (Thursday Manila time).
MIAMI – Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Ricky Rubio says he is retiring from the NBA after not featuring this season while he dealt with mental health issues.