Arwind Santos fined P200k for offensive behavior
Former Gilas and San Miguel Beer forward Arwind Santos was slapped with a P200,000 fine by the PBA for his monkey gesture directed at TNT import Terrence Jones during Game 5 of the ongoing PBA Finals.
PBA Commissioner lowers fine and ban on Ivan Johnson
PBA Commissioner Chito Narvasa lowered the fine of Talk N Text Import Ivan Johnson from P250,000 to P150,000 and the lifetime ban was lowered to a season-long ban, this means Ivan Johnson can return next year if TNT still wants him as an import.
Ivan Johnson elbows Bryan Faundo Video
Talk N Text Import Ivan Johnson got his 2nd technical foul by hitting an elbow on Bryan Faundo and was ejected from the game, this resulted in Ivan Johnson saying profanities to PBA Commissioner Chito Narvasa which was the reason he was banned in the PBA.
Watch Ivan Johnson elbows Bryan Faundo Video
TNT Import Ivan Johnson fined 250K and banned from the PBA
Talk N Text import Ivan Johnson was fined P250,000 and banned from playing in the PBA due to “addressing the Commissioner with profanities and showing utter disrespect for authority”. Ivan Johnson was ejected in the…
Calvin Abueva fined P41,600 for commotion in Game 2
Calvin Abueva got the biggest penalty in the Alaska vs GlobalPort skirmish last night with a P41,600 fine broken down as follow: P20,000 (For instigating a commotion) + P1,600 (For second motion) + P10,000 (For confronting PBA vice chairman Eric Arejola) + P10,000 (For confronting Anthony Semerad and Jay Washington).
2 referees in GlobalPort vs Ginebra game suspended
The two referees in the GlobalPort vs Barangay Ginebra PBA Quarterfinals game who were not able to call the 2 violations on Stanley Pringle (5-second ball hogging and backing violation) were suspended for the rest of the 2015-2016 Philippine Cup by PBA Commissioner Chito Narvasa.
Official Statement from the Office of the Commissioner:
PBA D-League Coach banned for Life and fined P500k
Coach Alvin Pua of the Cagayan Rising Suns in the PBA D-League was banned for life from all PBA related activities and was also fined P500,000 by PBA Commissioner Chito Salud for punching referee Benjie Montero. The PBA also sent a recommendation to the SBP or Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas to ban Alvin Pua in SBP related activities.
Cagayan Rising Suns Team Manager Frederick Collado was also fined P20,000 for defending the actions of Alvin Pua.
Do you think the sanction was fair for Alvin Pua?
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Quinahan Suspended, Ibanes and Ganuelas-Rosser Fined by the PBA
JR Quinahan was fined P50,000 and suspended for 1 game, P40,000 for throwing the ball at the face of Matt Ganuelas-Rosser and P10,000 for his fighting stance against Ivan Johnson. Jireh Ibanes and Matt Ganuelas-Rosser were fined P40,000 each for holding, grabbing, shoving and pushing each other.
Watch Video of Fight that happened in Game 4
Candidates for PBA Commissioner includes Vince Hizon, Danny Siegle out
Former PBA Player Vince Hizon and current Talk N Text player Danny Siegle is included in the list of possible PBA Commissioners who will succeed current PBA Commissioner Chito Salud.