Gilas Team Manager Butch Antonio Revealed Possible Sanction for Gilas Pilipinas
BUTCH ANTONIO – Gilas Pilipinas’ team manager Butch Antonio revealed the possible penalties FIBA could give against the team after the controversial brawl.
In the recent article, Luc Longley blamed head coach Chot Reyes for ending the game with a brawl. That being said, after the incident, what is in store for Gilas Pilipinas? What are the consequences of this controversial event?
“It can be game suspensions, fines, penalties, reprimands but I guess what’s best to do now is to wait for the decisions made by FIBA based on what they know,” Butch Antonio, the team manager of Gilas Pilipinas, said.
“Ang ine-explain sa akin kanina, the lightest might be a reprimand but the harshest can be outright suspensions for a number of games,” he added.
More importantly, Boyet Sison, a sports analyst from ABS-CBN News said that this will land a blow on their campaign when the next set of players arrives. Nine players were ejected from the team leaving only 3 in the court to play. Here are the 9 Gilas players that were ejected from the game:
- Calvin Abueva
- Japeth Aguilar
- Andray Blatche
- Jayson Castro
- Carl Bryan Cruz
- Roger Pogoy
- Terrence Romeo
- Troy Rosario
- Matthew Wright
Furthermore, Butch added that this will also affect the Philippines hosting the 2023 FIBA World Cup, considering the brawl that recently happened. He also pointed out that people would think foreign players, especially Australia, won’t play in the Philippines because they are afraid of getting hurt.
What is in store for Gilas Pilipinas? What do you think?
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