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                    [ArticleID] => 570217
                    [Title] => LeBron, Cavs eliminate Bulls, face Celtics next
                    [Summary] => 

LeBron James pulled his right arm tightly to his chest, unable to do anything but grimace as the final seconds expired on Cleveland's series-clinching win.

[DatePublished] => 2010-04-28 12:45:29 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 555690 [Title] => Kobe's killer instinct [Summary] =>

There are rules in basketball, particularly the NBA, aimed at avoiding humiliating the other player or team.

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135979 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 535403 [Title] => Baller of the decade [Summary] =>

We had a lively debate on our television Hardball for the New Year. Who are the most outstanding basketball players of the past decade?

[DatePublished] => 2009-12-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135979 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 477268 [Title] => Lakers' Bryant, Jackson on verge on NBA title [Summary] =>

ORLANDO (AP) – Like any couple, they've had their fair share of ups and downs. They've feuded publicly and fought privately. They separated for a year and reunited with an understanding that it was best for both of their careers. They've grown older together. Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant and coach Phil Jackson have endured.

[DatePublished] => 2009-06-14 19:43:17 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 468100 [Title] => Shaq admits taking 'drug' [Summary] =>

CEBU, Philippines – Shaquille O’Neal, known as the “Big Diesel,” “Big Cactus,” “Big Aristotle,” to basketball fans acknowledged taking enhancement performance drug.

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Sports [SectionUrl] => cebu-sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 455036 [Title] => Paalam, phoenix! [Summary] => Ga-buhok na lang ang pag-asa ng Phoenix Suns na makapasok sa NBA playoffs. [DatePublished] => 2009-04-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134237 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 343577 [Title] => The Heat of the moment [Summary] => DALLAS — For a change, Shaquille O’Neal was not the MVP on the team that won the National Basketball Association (NBA) championship.

Dwayne Wade was named the MVP in the Finals that ended in Game 6 here Tuesday night as the Miami Heat came back from a 0-2 series deficit to crush the Dallas Mavericks.

While NBA commissioner David Stern awarded the MVP trophy to Wade, the Big Diesel cheered lustily.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 343236 [Title] => Winning it for the old folks [Summary] => DALLAS — It was clear from the start of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals that Miami had the edge in experience over Dallas because of six players in their 30s.

Gary Payton, 37, was the Heat’s senior statesman. Also in the 30s circle were Alonzo Mourning, 36, Shaquille O’Neal, 34, Shandon Anderson, 32, Derek Anderson, 31 and Jason Williams, 30.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 343053 [Title] => Miami goes for jugular in Game 6 [Summary] => DALLAS — Miami coach Pat Riley isn’t planning on staying around here for a Game 7 in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals.

The Heat have two chances to clinch the crown and Riley wants to get the job done in Game 6 this morning (Manila time). Dallas must beat Miami twice in a row to capture the title but the Mavericks like their chances because of what coach Avery Johnson calls "home cooking."
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 342861 [Title] => All about Shaq [Summary] => MIAMI — Unaccustomed as he is to playing second fiddle on the court, Shaquille O’Neal is doing a good job of coping in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals.

O’Neal has taken a back seat to Miami Heat teammate Dwayne Wade who’s clearly the main man, not the Big Diesel, in coach Pat Riley’s scheme of things.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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