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PSC chief, SBP condemn NCAA incident

Published Nov 10, 2022 02:51 pm
John Amores of Jose Rizal University. (GMA/NCAA)

By NIKOLE JAVIER

Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Noli Eala and Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) chief Al Panlilio have both condemned the violent incident that took place during the game between College of St. Benilde and Jose Rizal University in the NCAA Season 98 last Nov. 8, at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City.

John Amores, JRU’s heavy-handed forward, is facing legal actions on top of criticisms from different sporting bodies and personalities. 

Eala, a former PBA commissioner, was firm when he called out the punching spree of Amores who charged at the CSB bench with a straightforward tweet. 

“Violence has absolutely no place in sports. Period. No exceptions.”

SBP, on the other hand, has reached out to the NCAA as part of its sporting association in SBP board Dax Castellano and regional director Paul Supan “to share SBP’s serious concern over the unwanted incident.”

In the statement, both sides involved shared similar views of condemning on-court violence and taking the necessary steps and sanctions to avoid the repetition of any uncontrollable fight from breaking out in the league.

“We, in SBP, are one with the NCAA in its direction to proactively take the appropriate steps to move the league forward in a professional manner and positively address the issues at hand for the benefit of NCAA and the sport of Basketball.”

In a Facebook post, Renan Dalisay, the founder of NowheretogobutUP, a volunteer group supporting University of the Philippines’ men’s basketball team, shared some details about why the UPMBT management decided to take legal action against Amores.

On July 26 of this year, Amores was found in a violent scene during the Universities and Colleges Basketball League (UCBL) where he "viciously assaulted" UP’s Mark Belmonte resulting in gum fracture, teeth dislocation and mouth lacerations needing “medical surgery to repair the injuries.”

The documents also revealed that JRU and Amores himself did not reach out to the UP side, leaving the latter to take care of the medical expenses which they are seeking to reimburse.

“We expected JRU to take proactive steps. But since nothing came out of our efforts with the school’s administration, we were morally bound to file a criminal case against JRU player John Amores,” the post wrote.

In another tweet, CSB head coach Charles Tiu, bared that Amores’ camp also seemingly failed to reach out once more, this time, to their side.

“An apology of any form would have been nice. It probably is the right thing to do. Anyways time to move on. Back to basketball for us. Hopefully this recent incident will not shake our team but keep us stronger together. Animo,” Tiu tweeted.

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