THERE is a new king in 3x3 basketball.

LOS ANGELES -- A day after introducing their newest on-court acquisitions to the public, the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday unveiled the first renderings of what their planned state-of-the-art sports complex will look like.

Russell Westbrook said all the right things throughout his introductory news conference the other day in fact, he had been doing the right things since the first week of free agency; erstwhile All-Star partner Paul George bolted for the Clippers, and the record haul the Thunder received in return placed them in prime position to reboot their roster. In support of this one-step-back-now-for-two-steps-ahead-later effort, he worked with the front office to engineer a transfer to the Rockets vice point god Chris Paul and even more draft picks. As he noted, it was a move both he and resident top dog James Harden angled for. “I only care about one team, and that’s the Houston Rockets.”

ACTION in the Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner’s Cup progresses to a higher level with the start of the semifinals, beginning with the best-of-five pairing of top seeds TNT KaTropa and defending champions Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings today at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

THE DEFENDING champions San Beda Red Lions are out to keep their slate clean in Season 95 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association when they battle rivals San Sebastian Stags in league action today at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan City.

CYCLING enthusiasts and Pru Life UK ambassadors Kim Atienza, Gretchen Ho and Zoren Legaspi are off to take on a new challenge as they participate in the 2019 edition of Prudential RideLondon next week.

LOS ANGELES -- Kawhi Leonard and Paul George were rolled out as members of the Los Angeles Clippers at an introductory press conference on Wednesday, with both players beaming that they finally will be wearing the same uniform.

ON JULY 28, two awaited featherweight match-ups will take place at UFC 240 -- Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar for the men’s division and Cris Cyborg vs. Felicia Spencer for the women’s division. Get to know these four featherweights more.

SET to join champion Team Lakay mates on ONE Championship’s upcoming Manila event “Dawn of Heroes,” featherweight fighter Edward “The Ferocious” Kelly said he is feeling some pressure but is bent on not allowing it to derail him from his goal of doing well and delivering.

The sight of Steve Ballmer exhibiting exuberance when it comes to the Clippers is nothing new to longtime followers of the pro hoops scene. When watching games from his usual courtside seat at Staples Center or on the road, he gets worked up even over routine plays. He’s keen on showing his support for the red, blue, and black, and the energy with which he conveys his sentiments is unparalleled. He’s not just the richest owner in the National Basketball Association; he also happens to be its most demonstrative, with due apologies to the Mavericks’ Mark Cuban.

THE lower-seeded San Miguel Beermen completed an “upset” of the Northport Batang Pier in the quarterfinals of the Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner’s Cup as they overhauled a twice-to-win disadvantage with a 90-88 victory in the second game of the pairing on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

WITH THE country’s preparations for the hosting of the 30^th Southeast Asian Games encountering “challenges,” various sports stakeholders gathered on Wednesday at the Malacañan Palace to clear the air and call for unity to ensure the successful staging of the biennial regional meet.