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4-Time NBA Champion Klay Thompson of Golden State Warriors Surprised Cancer Patient Filipino American Joseph Tagaban via Make A Wish Foundation

If you are a basketball fan, specifically the NBA, you probably known a Golden State Warriors basketeer or cager Klay Thompson. Well, just to refresh your memory and get to know him better, Klay Alexander Thompson was born February 8, 1990. He is a four-time NBA champion with the Warriors, he is a five-time NBA All-Star, a two-time All-NBA Third Team honoree and was once named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. He has also won gold medals with the United States national team on their 2014 World Cup team and 2016 Olympic team. Thompson played college basketball for three seasons with the Washington State Cougars, where he was a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-10 (now Pac-12). He was selected in the first round of the 2011 NBA draft by Golden State with the 11th overall pick. In 2014, Thompson and teammate Stephen Curry set a then-NBA record with 484 combined three-pointers in a season, earning the pair the nickname of "the Splash Brothers." In 20

Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao on Philippine Basketball Association

Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao or simply Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao as we all know is the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s. He is also a three-time The Ring and BWAA "Fighter of the Year," winning the award in 2006, 2008 and 2009, and the Best Fighter ESPY Award in 2009 and 2011. He is the current WBO welterweight champion and is currently ranked number four on The Ring pound-for-pound list (after he loses with Juan Manuel Marquez on Pacquiao – Marquez 4). Yes, that’s the Pacman we all know! From his climb to Lightweight until he losses in 2012, he was long rated as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world by some sporting news and boxing websites, including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Sporting Life, Yahoo! Sports, About.com, BoxRec and The Ring. Now, can you even imagine Pacman playing on a different ring? October 26, Manny Pac

Hanamichi Sakuragi: In Real Life

I am not that young, though I am not that old to have watched the Manga Series Slum Dunk. A lot of people is being fascinated with the game of basketball. Almost everyone knows how to play the game. Maybe, just maybe, NBA really popularized the sports. Apparently, one story caught my attention, and surely, it is really worth to tell ;-) Slam Dunk (スラムダンク Suramu Danku?) is a sports-themed manga series written by Takehiko Inoue about a basketball team from Shōhoku High School. It was first serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan from 1990 to 1996 and had also been adapted into an anime series by Toei Animation which had been broadcast worldwide, enjoying much popularity particularly in Japan, several other Asian countries and Europe. Inoue later used basketball as a central theme in two subsequent manga titles: Buzzer Beater and Real. In 2010, Inoue received special commendations from the Japan Basketball Association for helping popularize basketball in Japan.

Miami Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra on EAC and Torres High School

Wearing Jersey # 3 Dwane Wade, wearing jersey # 6 Lebron James, wearing jersey # 1 Chris Bosh, these are the names most popular to be heard when they call the first five line up of the Miami Heat. But there's someone on the court who often seen the face and heard the name, its the coach, who decides who will shine at the moment of play or who will sit his ass on the bench. Miami Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, the first Filipino-American head coach in the NBA, is on a mission to promote the 2011 edition of the NBA Fit Program. He's here in the Philippines and he visited the Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) and the Torres High School in Tondo Manila promoting the healthy lifestyle besides giving out pointers on playing the ball. Emilio Aguinaldo College Torres High School Its like a hero's welcome as they start the day with coach Erik. I don't really know what's going on with that man holding his camera phone looking at co