Gab Lagman Is Playing the Long Game

A journey of grit, gratitude, and growth The scent of floor wax and the hollow thud of a basketball against a hardwood court are the sensory anchors that keep Gab Lagman tethered to reality. Long before the blinding flash of paparazzi cameras, there was the solitary glow of a gymnasium at dawn and the gritty reality of scrubbing floors to earn his keep. For this rising star, the journey from the suburban courts of Las Vegas to rising stardom in the Philippines is not simply a vertical climb, but a series of calculated fast breaks fueled by discipline that keeps him connected to where he started. A retrospective scouting report on his life indicates that Gab’s first instinct isn’t to list his filmography. Instead, he looks back at his childhood dreams. "Maybe I used to dream of being a basketball player since I was a kid," he shares.  Growing up..