Marcial bares iron fist against 'Ligang Labas' violators
Published May 3, 2023 02:43 pm
The PBA commissioner Willie Marcial bared his iron fist and handed a hefty total of P590,000 fines to 10 players as part of the league's crackdown on "Ligang Labas" activities during the offseason.
Marcial summoned and talked to all the players involved in unsanctioned games without the knowledge of their mother teams at the PBA office before issuing the penalties on Wednesday, May 3. Magnolia's Jio Jalalon absorbed the stiffest fine of P100,000 for his participation in the fight-marred Cebu exhibition game – already his second offense after also seeing action in unsanctioned games in 2020. Rain or Shine's Beau Belga and NLEX's JR Quiñahan, who were both in the middle of the Cebu fracas, were meted with a P50,000 fine for participating in the game and another P20,000 for their involvement in the brawl. Other players who were also revealed to have played outside of the league were Converge players Alec Stockton and Barkley Eboña, San Miguel Beer's Allyn Bulanadi and Vic Manuel, Rain or Shine's Rey Nambatac and Jhonard Clarito and NorthPort's Arwind Santos. These players were slapped with a P50,000 fine each. Marcial said the players were all apologetic of their actions but he nonetheless reminded them of their responsibilities to their mother teams. He also issued a stern warning to the violators that the penalties will be much stiffer for repeated offense.
*JR Quiñahan, Jio Jalalon and Beau Belga received the three highest fines for playing in 'Ligang Labas'. (PBA Images)
*Marcial summoned and talked to all the players involved in unsanctioned games without the knowledge of their mother teams at the PBA office before issuing the penalties on Wednesday, May 3. Magnolia's Jio Jalalon absorbed the stiffest fine of P100,000 for his participation in the fight-marred Cebu exhibition game – already his second offense after also seeing action in unsanctioned games in 2020. Rain or Shine's Beau Belga and NLEX's JR Quiñahan, who were both in the middle of the Cebu fracas, were meted with a P50,000 fine for participating in the game and another P20,000 for their involvement in the brawl. Other players who were also revealed to have played outside of the league were Converge players Alec Stockton and Barkley Eboña, San Miguel Beer's Allyn Bulanadi and Vic Manuel, Rain or Shine's Rey Nambatac and Jhonard Clarito and NorthPort's Arwind Santos. These players were slapped with a P50,000 fine each. Marcial said the players were all apologetic of their actions but he nonetheless reminded them of their responsibilities to their mother teams. He also issued a stern warning to the violators that the penalties will be much stiffer for repeated offense.