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HONOLULU - Kobe Bryant was reportedly "very disappointed" with the lack of professionalism displayed by the FIBA referees and the stadium security.

The media caught up with Kobe Bryant after practice at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Stan Sheriff Center and asked him several questions regarding his health and the upcoming preseason exhibition between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz.

When asked whether he watched the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship tournament the Black Mamba said, "I watched the finals. Yeah, the Chinese national team vs the Philippines."



"It would've been fun to see Jordan Clarkson there," Bryant said. Clarkson was supposed to be part of the Gilas Pilipinas squad but because of time restraints, the Lakers didn't clear him to play overseas.

When asked what he thought on the controversial officiating and off-court events before and during the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship Bryant said, "I was told that the Philippine team was having issues with transportation or something similar. The fishy thing is when they only attempted to fix the net when their crew was warming up. I'm not pointing fingers, but you know there's got to be something going on [laughter]."

"I didn't think too much about the early calls, but when they called the Filipino point guard for travelling while he was dribbling the ball, I knew something was wrong," Bryant said referring to a moment in the game when Jayson Castro William was called for a travel although he never moved his pivot foot before dribbling the ball.



The 5-time NBA World Champion also shook his head when showed the footage of several fans taunting the Gilas Pilipinas bench.

"Like I said, it is what it is. I hope the Philippine team still gets in the Olympics at Rio. [There's] still the qualifiers. It's not the end of the road for them. As for China, they have an impressive youthful squad. No matter the off-court antics are, they wouldn't get to where they are now without good staff and coaching."

Kobe Bryant expressed his excitement to play the upcoming NBA season alongside star rookie D'Angelo Russell telling the media that he's not afraid to play as a forward if he has to. "All for the team, man. All for that ring."

Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will be held from 6 to 21 August 2016. The preliminary and knockout matches for both men and women will be played inside the first hall of the Olympic Training Center in Olympic Park which seats up to 16,000 spectators.

ESPN: Kobe Bryant on season opener against Utah Jazz

TWITTER - "Even Manila Link is more credible than ABS-CBN News," said one of the many fans of the fictional AlDub couple.

The #2 news source in the Philippines came under fire as they published obvious clickbait headlines targeted at Vice President Binay's forum at UPLB on September 15. ABS-CBN News claimed that students of UPLB shouted "trapo" instead of "sample" and that the Vice President felt disrespected by the questions and "allegations" by the students of the esteemed University.

Here's an open letter that was posted on Twitter.:



#ALDUBMostAwaitedDate breaks 10M goal
AlDub beat their own record by taking the hashtag to 10,000,000+ tweets on Twitter. Most of their fans were reportedly ecstatic at yet another ABS-CBN mishap claiming that Manila Link is more credible than the "almost satire" news company.

"Buti pa AlDub 10 million tweets? Eh yung ABS-CBN? Nag-ttrend nga, against naman sa kanila," said one of the many AlDub fans on Twitter whose timeline contained many retweets of AlDub-related tweets claiming that she has no time for her personal life and has neglected feeding her children their lunch because she wanted to watch AlDub on TV.

UPDATE: ABS-CBN Posts Their Apology
In a five paragraph "apology" letter that did not contain the word "sorry," ABS-CBN attempted to put a stop on the bad publicity with their smugly written damage control. You can read it on their website.

ML - "No disrespect to Daniel, he's cool and all, [but] I wanted to meet the AlDub couple."

On September 5, the 27-year-old guard from Golden State Warriors engaged in basketball drills, shoot-outs and scrimmage with several young basketball players from here and abroad as part of his first Asian tour with the sports brand Under Armour.


The one-time NBA Champion also participated in several photo shoots, interviews and media appearances.

One media appearance included was when he met local actor Daniel Padilla and his entourage. They shook hands, exchanged words for a few minutes and took pictures. Stephen Curry, however, was underwhelmed by this.

"I've seen the AlDub couple whenever my wife's Filipino friend watches them on YouTube. I think they're cool and it would've been cooler to meet them instead," Curry told the media before he left for China.

AlDub is a fictional supercouple pairing of Alden Richards and Yaya Dub (Maine Mendoza) from the daytime variety series Eat Bulaga!

YOUTUBE - "Filipino Food Or Not?" It's what these Americans answer in this hilarious, but informative video clip!

SOUTH AFRICA - An Australian surfer has made an incredible escape after encountering two sharks during a major competition in South Africa.

Mick Fanning was competing in Jeffreys Bay, on the eastern Cape, when one of the sharks approached his surfboard. The final of the J-Bay Open had only just started when Fanning was knocked off his surfboard and into the sea.

Fanning, the defending champion, escaped injury. The tournament was called off soon afterwards. "I was just sitting there and I felt something just get stuck in my leg rope, and I was kicking trying to get it away," Fanning told Fox Sports.

"I just saw fins. I was waiting for the teeth." Fanning, a three-time world champion, said he was able to "get a punch into its back" and startle it.

The event was being broadcast live on television. Footage later cut to Fanning and co-competitor Julian Wilson, also of Australia, on a rescue boat reliving the incident. The relieved-looking pair then received loud applause from a crowd on the beach.

The World Surf League (WSL), which organises the competition, said Fanning was approached by two sharks, and that he and Wilson were both rescued from the water by jet-skis.

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TOKYO - FUNimation has released the trailer for the new Dragonball Z movie and it looks amazing!

"This will give the franchise the hype it needs to reboot it back to glory," says producer Hideyoshi Tokugawa in a promotional interview for the movie. "We are hoping that the success this movie achieves will set us back on path to produce more content for TV, new media and manga."


"Dragonball Z: Resurrection F" is a limited theatrical event, showing August 4-12.

YOUTUBE - Renowned stand-up comedian and roasting specialist Jeff Ross went inside a high-security prison to make fun of the criminals inside. Watch it here!

TWITTER - The Dallas Mavericks owner accidentally posted a screen cap of his email tab during the DeAndre Jordan free agency fiasco. Look at it in its entirety here!

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MANILA - An investigation firm based in Malate, Manila has published a case study on which games has caused the most fights throughout the country. Here are the top 5. The data was recorded from March 2014 to March 2015. Only data recorded in barangay halls were considered authentic.

5. Counter Strike 1.6

4. Classic DotA (Warcraft III)

3. Ragnarok Online

2. Clash of Clans

1. Dota 2

STREAMABLE - Ariana Grande, a mewling kitten wearing sexy bloomers, claimed in 2013 that she was attacked by demons from hell. This weekend, however, she revealed herself to be the true demon from hell by sneakily licking donuts at a donut shop and then not buying them. Also: she “hates America.” Also: she’s dating a backup dancer. Watch it here!

STREAMABLE - After announcing their latest Apple Music service, Apple is at it again with the announcement of their boldest product yet. Watch the video to find out!

ORLANDO - Retired NBA champion Jason Williams aka "White Chocolate" has announced his interest to play in the Philippine Basketball Association.

"I can still go if you compare me to [The Panda's Friend]," Williams told Manila Link during a promotional interview for his soon-to-be released highlights mini-movie on iTunes. The Panda's Friend, born Ron Artest, currently plays in Europe professionally.

When asked on which team he'd like to sign to, Williams said, "isn't Pacquiao running a team down there? Maybe that one. We'll see."

Williams and Pacquiao briefly met in 2005 before one of the boxing superstar's fights.


A native of West Virginia, Williams played college basketball for Marshall University and the University of Florida. The Sacramento Kings selected him in the first round of the 1998 NBA Draft. Williams also played for the Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, and Orlando Magic throughout his career.

STREAMABLE - Legendary rapper 2pac is hitting the airwaves again after an alleged raw audio of the deceased rapper dissing current day rappers surfaced on the internet. Watch the video here!

YOUTUBE - It seems pranks are all the rage now. From people pranking their friends, families, and even complete strangers.

Some of these pranks are harmless fun, while others seem to cross a line. The best is when the prank back fires on the prankster, causing them to be the butt of the joke.

The guy over at the YouTube channel MysticGotJokes, loves pranking people. It’s basically all his channel is. In one of his latest videos he decided he was going to prank on of his lady friends. But instead of making it a light harder joke he decided to cross a line.

He had a friend call him to give him his “STD test results”, and you guessed it they weren’t good. The idea was to have the girl freak out and worry that she might have them. The only thing is the girl knew it was his friend.

So she decided to turn the prank around on him. Telling him that it was her fault because she never told him, she had a STD. This freaks out Mystic and he almost loses his mind!

She finally tells him that she knew all along, causing him some immediate relief. Maybe next time he decides to prank somebody he’ll make sure they aren’t in on the prank.

What would you do if your significant other tried to prank you like this?

IMGUR - A compilation of images related to the #LoveWins campaign and the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States.


Even up until last year at least 6 major US states had a statuary ban on gay marriage, that all changed on June the 26th


The official document that was signed to legalize same-sex marriage in the United States. (Click to enlarge if the image is too small)


Since no recording devices are allowed in the supreme court. The journalists ran to report on the breaking news.


The White House changed their Facebook profile picture to a rainbow color scheme on the day of the legalization of same-sex marriage.


That evening, the White House was lit up in the rainbow pattern to show support for the LGBT community.

YOUTUBE - A new feature by YouTube allows you to rotate the camera while watching the video. This amazing technology lets you watch these 4 k-pop dancers dance around you in 4K HD!

MAKATI - The city of Makati has now banned all battle rap league events including the infamous FlipTop Battle League. The announcement was made today through the city's official Twitter account.

"FlipTop encourages people to bully each other for cheap laughs," said Dr. Raymond Alto, one of the psychologists consulted by the city. "If a child sees a video and thinks it's okay to make fun of your peers, be it their appearance or manner of speaking, then our future is doomed," added Alto.

The FlipTop Battle League is recognized as the first of its incarnation in the Philippines. Its growth was spearheaded by Anygma, the host, and a roster of battle rappers. It rose to notoriety through YouTube and the usage of one-liners in its videos as a means of word-of-mouth promotion.

The FlipTop Battle League is a tool used by musicians in the hip-hop genre to promote their music and merchandise. Notable success stories from FlipTop are:
- Abra
- Loonie
- Bassilyo
- Zaito
- Dello

VATICAN - "The [Nae Nae] dance heavily resembles a 500 year old demonic ritual that was practiced to spawn Satan himself," says the Bishop of Rome and the Sovereign of the Vatican City.

Fox News (United States) caught up with the Pope in the Vatican today as he delivered his statement towards the LGBT community, divorce and legalization of marijuana as a recreational drug. Pope Francis was also asked to comment on the latest dance craze, the "Nae Nae" dance, to which he shook his head.

"This 'Nae Nae' dance you speak of, it's a form of Devil worship," the Pope told interviewer John Sly. Sly was shocked after the lighthearted question backfired. "It is what the Greek cultists used to do in their attempt to summon Satan and intercept the resurrection of the Holy Father's Son." He asked the devotees to not participate in the dance craze and save their peers from doom by stopping the viral hit from being shared.

You can watch the full video below:

YOUTUBE - Award-winning late night show host Jimmy Kimmel interviewed the man who invented pizzas topped with pizza on his show. The pizza itself will make you hungry!