The Philippine Basketball Association
(PBA) Commissioner’s Office has imposed a lifetime ban on Cagayan Valley
Rising Suns head coach Alvin Pua along with a P500,000 fine for
striking referee Benjie Montero during a PBA D-League game. Cagayan Rising Suns coach Alvin Pua won’t longer be able to call shots in the PBA D-League, and possibly in any sanctioned league in the country, after his “dastardly act” against referee Benjie Montero who was sent to the hospital after assaulting him during his team’s 106-94 win over LiverMarin on Thursday.
“There is plainly no room for hotheads and hooligans in basketball, let alone other sports. Mauling a game official can never be justified in any way,” outgoing PBA commissioner Chito Salud said in a statement.
The PBA is also recommending the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas to ban him in all sanctioned activities. Pua hit Montero from behind and punched him in the face after complaining a call during the second quarter of the game. This isn’t the first time that Pua had an altercation with a referee. He was slapped with a P50,000 fine and a three-game ban when he attacked an official during a practice game in 2012. “This is the last straw. In the highest interest of sportsmanship and the norms of human decency, the league is hereby imposing a lifetime ban on Coach Pua from all PBA related activities for mauling a referee and for his recalcitrant and incorrigible demeanor,” Salud continued. “We view this latest act of Coach Pua to be despicable and offensive to the sensibilities of all sports stakeholders and aficionados. It lays waste to the concept of sportsmanship and is a complete breakdown in a coach’s responsibility to do what is right for the sport and the fans.”
The PBA is also recommending the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas to ban him in all sanctioned activities. Pua hit Montero from behind and punched him in the face after complaining a call during the second quarter of the game. This isn’t the first time that Pua had an altercation with a referee. He was slapped with a P50,000 fine and a three-game ban when he attacked an official during a practice game in 2012. “This is the last straw. In the highest interest of sportsmanship and the norms of human decency, the league is hereby imposing a lifetime ban on Coach Pua from all PBA related activities for mauling a referee and for his recalcitrant and incorrigible demeanor,” Salud continued. “We view this latest act of Coach Pua to be despicable and offensive to the sensibilities of all sports stakeholders and aficionados. It lays waste to the concept of sportsmanship and is a complete breakdown in a coach’s responsibility to do what is right for the sport and the fans.”
The PBA also said that it will assist Montero in any civil
or criminal action he plans to take against Pua for the injuries he
sustained. The league also plans to forward its punishment on Pua to the
Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), suggesting that the coach be
banned from all SBP-sanctioned tournaments. “We view this latest act of Coach Pua to be despicable and
offensive to the sensibilities of all sports stakeholders and
aficionados. It lays waste to the concept of sportsmanship and is a
complete breakdown in a coach's responsibility to do what is right for
the sport and the fans,” the PBA said.
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