PLAYERS and personalities involved in a heated skirmish during Game 2 of the Alaska and GlobalPort semifinal series Wednesday night were fined and reprimanded.
The PBA yesterday handed down hefty fines to players, coaches and officials involved in the altercation. Alaska prevailed over GlobalPort, 100-76 during Game 2 of the 2015-16 Philippine Cup semifinals.
Aces star Calvin Abueva was given the heaviest sanction. He was fined P41,600 by the league after the PBA Commissioner’s office identified Abueva as the instigator of the near free-for-all between the two teams in the opening quarter of that game.
Alaska forward Vic Manuel was also reprimanded and fined (P11,600) for second motion and shoving GlobalPort’s Jay Washington.
Washington was given a P4,000 fine for his two technical fouls.
Alaska coach Alex Compton, assistant coaches Jeff Cariaso, Louie Alas and Monch Gavieres and Governor Dickie Bachman were also handed down lesser fines. Batang Pier, head coach Pido Jarencio, Governor Erick Arejola, Team Manager Boni Tan and Anthony Semerad were also penalized.
A total of P91,200 in fines was handed down by the PBA on personalities involved in the fracas.
Alaska was penalized a combined sum of P74,200, while GlobalPort was slapped a much lesser P17,000.
Thirteen technical fouls were given during that incident alone while a combined 16 technicals were handed once the highly-physical and intense contest ended.