By Jonas Terrado
San Miguel Beer big man Kelly Nabong was fined P30,000 for his hard foul on Meralco’s Chris Newsome during their PBA Governors’ Cup game last Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Meralco’s Chris Newsome is about to fall after being bumped by San Miguel’s Kelly Nabong during their PBA game last Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. (PBA Images)
PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial on Wednesday confirmed the sanction, adding that Nabong will likely be suspended and slapped a heftier fine if he repeats the act that occurred with 7:46 left in the fourth quarter of the Bolts’ 127-99 win.
Nabong was summoned to the league office on Tuesday, though it was deputy commissioner Eric Castro who met with the Beermen bruiser.
The seven-year pro gave a hard-bump to Newsome, who was airborne while trying to feed Bolts import Allen Durham down low. Nabong, in fact, tried to prevent Newsome from a hard fall.
Referees gave Nabong a Flagrant Foul 1 but was ejected after receiving a technical foul for a verbal altercation with Meralco center Raymond Almazan.
Almazan was also given a technical for his exchange with Nabong.
It was the second biggest fine handed to Nabong this season. He was given a P75,000 fine and was banned for the first three games of the Commissioner’s Cup for hitting the accomplice of Paolo Felizarta, the man who entered the court while wearing a Spiderman costume in Game 5 of the Philippine Cup Finals.
The league later reduced to the fine to an undisclosed amount after Nabong participated in the league’s Homecourt program.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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