Why I’ll Never Apologize for Loving Basketball (And Why the “Shift to Other Sports” Take Misses the Point)
Lately, my feed has been flooded with the same hot take: “Filipinos need to stop obsessing over basketball and focus on sports where we actually have a shot at winning gold.” People keep pointing to gymnastics, pole vaulting (Carlos Yulo and EJ Obiena), chess, tennis, and whatever else is trending on the global stage. And


