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Jordan forward Rondae Hollis Jefferson (24) is fouled by U.S. forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) as he shoots during the first half of a Basketball World Cup group C match in Manila, Philippines Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

USA rolls past Jordan as tougher competition awaits in World Cup’s second round

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., center, watches the game beside FIBA president Hamane Niang, right, during a match of the Philippines against Dominican Republic at the Basketball World Cup at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan province, Philippines Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Basketball World Cup sets attendance record with 38,115 showing up for game in Manila

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Miami Heat coach and USA Basketball assistant Erik Spoelstra, seated at center, poses with campers and clinic staff after a basketball clinic in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Spoelstra, whose mother hails from the Philippines, is back there for the first time in 11 years. The U.S. plays its World Cup opener there on Saturday. (AP Photo/Tim Reynolds)

Erik Spoelstra believes coaching in Philippines at World Cup is a perfect homecoming

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Players run on a court painted with JIP, the FIBA Basketball World Cup mascot, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Taguig city Philippines. Unlike other parts of Asia, where baseball or soccer can reign supreme, basketball stands alone in the Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

In the basketball-crazed Philippines, the World Cup will be a shining moment

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

United States' Anthony Edwards, center, shoots over Puerto Rico's George Conditt IV, left, and Christopher Ortiz, right, during the first half of an exhibition basketball game Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) **FILE**

U.S. pulls off big rally, Edwards scores 34 and Americans top Germany

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Washington Wizards center Thomas Bryant guards New York Knicks guard John Jenkins (30) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Madison Square Garden in New York. As part of their preparations for big tournaments in recent years, such as the World Cup, which begins on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan — USA Basketball has been taking a few extra players to help in practices and workouts. Jenkins, Langston Galloway and Eric Mika were the trio that got the call for this trip. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

To prepare for World Cup, USA Basketball brought some help for practices

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Footage of a Chinese Coast Guard ship using a water cannon against a Filipino resupply vessel is shown during a press conference at the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, Philippines on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. The Philippine government summoned the Chinese ambassador on Monday to convey a diplomatic protest over the Chinese coast guard's use of a water cannon against a Filipino supply boat in the disputed South China Sea, a Philippine official said. (Ezra Acayan/Pool Photo via AP)

China blames U.S. for ‘hype’ over territorial dispute with the Philippines

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

United States' Mikal Bridges (5) dunks over Puerto Rico's Tremont Waters (51) during the first half of an exhibition basketball game Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

USA Basketball’s World Cup quest off to a fast start, with bonds being forged

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese coast guard ship uses water canons on a Philippine Coast Guard ship near the Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Shoal, South China Sea as they blocked it's path during a re-supply mission on Saturday Aug. 5, 2023. The Philippine military condemned on Sunday a Chinese coast guard ship's "excessive and offensive" use of a water cannon to block a Filipino supply boat from delivering new troops, food, water and fuel to a Philippine-occupied shoal in the disputed South China Sea. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over water cannon incident in disputed South China Sea

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coastguard ship, front, allegedly blocks the path of a Philippine Coast Guard ship near the Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Shoal, South China Sea during a re-supply mission on Saturday Aug. 5, 2023. The Philippine military condemned on Sunday a Chinese coast guard ship's "excessive and offensive" use of a water cannon to block a Filipino supply boat from delivering new troops, food, water and fuel to a Philippine-occupied shoal in the disputed South China Sea. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

Philippine military condemns Chinese coast guard’s use of water cannon on its boat in disputed sea

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

In this image from video provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers pull up a body from waters during a rescue operation at Binangonan, Rizal province, east of Manila, Philippines on Thursday July 27, 2023. A Philippine passenger boat carrying dozens of people, including children, overturned Thursday after being lashed by strong wind in a town southeast of Manila and search and rescue efforts were underway, the Coast Guard said. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

Fierce winds cause panic on ferry that capsizes in Philippines, killing at least 26, officials say

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

In this file photo released by the Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte talks with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines, on May 31, 2021. Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court ruled Tuesday, July 18, 2023, that an investigation into the Philippines so-called “war on drugs” can resume, rejecting Manila’s objections to the case going ahead at the global court. (Richard Madelo/ Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division via AP, File)

Thousands died in the Philippines’ ‘war on drugs.’ An international probe will now go ahead

By Mike Corder - Associated Press

This satellite image released by National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), shows Typhoon Mawar approaching Philippine northern provinces Monday, May 29, 2023. (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology via AP)

Thousands evacuated as Philippines warns of flooding, landslides from approaching Typhoon Mawar

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Philippine Coast Guard personnel from BRP Malabrigo go towards Philippine-claimed island of Thitu, locally known as Pag-asa island at the South China Sea on Friday April 21, 2023. A Chinese navy war ship shadowed the two Philippine patrol vessels in the eerie darkness after midnight as they cruised near Subi, one of seven barren reefs, which China has transformed in the last decade into missile-protected island bases, (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

U.S. to protect Philippines navy, coast guard ships from China under defense pact

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A U.S. Marines personnel gestures at the flight deck of the USS America (LHA 6) during a scheduled port visit in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

U.S., Philippines hold largest war drills near disputed waters

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Philippine Army Artillery Regiment Commander Anthony Coronel, left, returns a salute from a U.S. soldier during a joint military drill called Salaknib at Laur, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines on Friday, March 31, 2023. The U.S. and the Philippines have agreed to hold more small and major combat exercises in 2023 and expand annual military drills following disruptions caused by two years of coronavirus lockdowns, according to Philippine military officials. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

U.S. to boost Philippine military bases amid Chinese aggression in Indo-Pacific

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Philippine Army Artillery Regiment Commander Anthony Coronel, left, returns a salute from a U.S. soldier during a joint military drill called Salaknib at Laur, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines on Friday, March 31, 2023. The U.S. and the Philippines have agreed to hold more small and major combat exercises in 2023 and expand annual military drills following disruptions caused by two years of coronavirus lockdowns, according to Philippine military officials. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippines names 4 new bases for U.S. forces amid China fury

Associated Press

U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, right, talks to the media as Indonesian Armed Forces Chief Gen. Andika Perkasa, left, listens, after their meeting at Indonesian military headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, July 24, 2022. The Chinese military has become significantly more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years, the top U.S. military officer said during a trip to the Indo-Pacific that included a stop Sunday in Indonesia. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

U.S. to expand defenses with regional allies around China

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, second from left, walks past military guards during his arrival at the Department of National Defense in Camp Aguinaldo military camp in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on Thursday February 2, 2023. (Rolex Dela Pena/Pool Photo via AP)

Pentagon bolsters U.S. military’s strategic reach in securing four sites in Philippines

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

A protester kicks an effigy of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during a rally as they commemorate International Human Rights Day, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, in Manila, Philippines. Hundreds of people marched in the Philippine capital on Saturday protesting what they said was a rising number of extrajudicial killings and other injustices under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippines protesters decry alleged injustices under Marcos

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