Games Today (Smart Araneta) 3 p.m. – Blackwater vs Mahindra 5:15 p.m. – Globalport vs Brgy. Ginebra Good riddance, Ivan the Terrible. Apparently fed up with Ivan Johnson’s destructive nature and recidivist attitude, the Philippine Basketball Association yesterday lowered the boom on the Tropang TNT import, banning him for life and fining him a whopping P250,000 following yet another ugly incident that this time involved PBA commissioner Chito Narvasa. Rookie Moala Tautuaa of Tropang TNT gets fouled during a rebound play by Rabeh Al-Hussaini of Meralco in their game in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup yesterday at the Philsports in Pasig. (Bob Dungo Jr.) The swift and decisive verdict came in the aftermath of an episode that occurred with four minutes left in the first quarter of the Oppo-PBA Commissioner’s Cup game which the Meralco Bolts won, 88-84, for their second straight win at the Philsports Arena in Pasig. Two hard [...]
