source: gmanews.tv
There was no instruction from Burger King team officials to hurt Smart Gilas players during the controversial game marred by Wynne Arboleda’s attack on fan Alain Katigac.
So claimed Arboleda, who was suspended by the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) for the rest of the season for his assault on Katigbac, during Wednesday’s hearing at the House of Representatives. His claim was backed by TV courtside reporter Patricia Bermudez-Hizon, who was witness to Burger King's pre-game huddle against Gilas.
The hearing was conducted by the committee on Games and Amusement headed by Manila Rep. Amado Bagatsing with the aim of modifying the 1976 legislation regulating the conduct of players, officials, referees and fans and possibly preventing a repeat of the Arboleda-Katigbac incident.
During the hearing, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) executive director Noli Eala and Smart Gilas coach Rajko Toroman claimed Burger King played “dirty" against the young Smart-Gilas team during their outing which resulted in six flagrant fouls in 18 minutes.
A source present in the hearing said Eala and Toroman claimed that "somebody in authority ordered Burger King to play a physical game and use the flagrant fouls against the national team aspirants."
But Arboleda, a two-time defensive player of the year awardee who’s known for his tough defense, refuted this. “There was no order from the coach to hurt Smart-Gilas. We played physical pero hindi dirty."
"Parte ‘yun ng intimidating factor namin. That’s our best chance of winning, so we did play physical," the source quoted Arboleda as saying.
Bermudez-Hizon, who was inside the Burger King locker room to gather information on the team’s game plan, lent credibility to Arboleda’s claim and likewise denied there were orders from coach Yeng Guiao to hurt Smart-Gilas players.
“I’m glad that Rep. Roberto Puno (another congressman present during the hearing) asked me about what transpired in the locker room. There were no directives on Burger King players to hurt Smart-Gilas," Bermudez-Hizon later said on her Twitter account.
Also present in the hearing were Katigbac and his lawyer, PBA chairman Lito Alvarez, PBA legal counsel Melvin Mendoza, Atty. Bert Mongan of the Games and Amusement Board (GAB), Sienna Olaso of the Araneta Coliseum and veteran slotman Marlou Aquino, who was once involved in a similar incident against a heckling fan.
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syempre alangan naman iparinig yan sa dug out. off course luto na yan sa court practice prior sa game hay sino pa lukohin nyo
walang nagutos, madumi lang talaga kami maglaro - bugbog king whoopers
hehehe lusot na si kalbo
Of course, expected na yan ang sasabihin ni Patricia kase mawawalan siya ng trabaho nyan pag sinabi nya ang kung meron man
di aaminin yan.. pag may umamin jan buong pba at di lang bk ang damay.. pero tiyak yan may utos galing kay kalbo.. sa yabang at dumi ba naman nyan magisip e..
hanep... go GILAS!!
basahin nyo to!!
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Six flagrant fouls in 18 minutes. That has to be some kind of PBA record.
Arboleda: "We played physical pero hindi dirty."
What a worthless pile of excrement Arboleda is. Even after his sanction, he has gained nothing from the experience and is still a pathetic, sad excuse for a man. Now he's lied to a duly-elected Representative during an official hearing, which makes him nothing less than a traitor to his country.
He deserves any punishment he gets and more. A one season suspension isn't enough, he should be banned for life.
andami talagang pinoy na pungpong!!!! haist! nkakahiya prin... ang tatanda ganyan maglaro? ganyan ba ang sportsmanship na ipapamana sa kabataan? ano na kaya mangyayari on the nxt gen? cguro may boxing gloves na habang nagba-basketball noh?! ayt!
comment lang po...peace out!!!
yang sinungaling, para na ring magnanakaw yan. wag pagkatiwalaan.
“There was no order from the coach to hurt Smart-Gilas. We played physical pero hindi dirty.""Parte ‘yun ng intimidating factor namin. That’s our best chance of winning, so we did play physical,"
said Arboleda....there he said it!!!!! Yung Physical nila = Dirty Game ..u can review it from the tapes ...pati mga congressman natin was not able to figure out that!! Si Yeng natakot hindi pumunta kasama na si Barrios.natakot rin...what is more important ? congressional hearing or other commitmtnets...
Lie...Lie>>>lie... the bigger the LIE the more people would beleive....lie..lie...lie...Philippine basketball SUCKS
dapat my flashback ng clothesline ni guiao kay hontiveros... san ka pa coach nanira ng player
bihira lang mga may kasalanan na umaamin..
Simple lang ang problema.May referees tayo, kahit pa anong dirty tactics gawin ng isang team they are in control.Mahigpit pa ang rules ngayon.Pag land mo nga ng paa sa player na tumitira na hindi mo naman intensyon manakit,flagrant foul kaagad.
Kaya dapat improve ang officiating at i-reverse ang maling tawag gaya sa NBA.
dapat si Wynne be banned from the PBA and should be banned together with Yeng and Alvarez they should not be allowed to stay in the PHil..paalisin na yan dito sa Pinas..
“There was no order from the coach to hurt Smart-Gilas. We played physical pero hindi dirty.""Parte ‘yun ng intimidating factor namin. That’s our best chance of winning, so we did play physical,"
said Arboleda....there he said it!!!!! Yung Physical nila = Dirty Game ..u can review it from the tapes ...pati mga congressman natin was not able to figure out that!! Si Yeng natakot hindi pumunta kasama na si Barrios.natakot rin...what is more important ? congressionalhearing or other commitmtnets...
-dapat di na nakikialam mga congresman dito, tapos na eh pinahahaba pa, inuubos lang nila oras nila at pera ng bayan...,
dapat wag ng palaruin sa PBA ang mga mahihina, lalu na yung mga iyakin..... tama naman eh, kung di mo kaya sa pakiusapan SINDAKIN mo hahaha.....akala kc ng SMART komo tinalo nila yung POWERADE kaya na nila lahat......e goodwill game naman yun kaya hindi gaano pwersahan... kaya nung PBA game na talaga ayun NATULALA lahat, lumabas ang mga tunay na kulay,,,mga IYAKIN..
kung ayaw nyo physical game mag piku nalang kayo, basketball is a physical game, bawal ang lampa kaya nga pro na sila eh. ang player is doing their job as a pro dahil bayad sila dyan.
kaya sa mga fans hiyaw lang ng hiyaw wala ng murahan iba na yun. sa player naman be a pro dont mind those fans comments.parehong talo si arbo at katigbak dyan, nakakahiya parang walng pinag aralan, nasa history na kayo. so move on and enjoy nalang sa mga team natin.
si arbo mag boxing muna sya habang suspended sa pba.
hahaha..
guys, kailangan pa bang imemorize yan! di na nga masarap yang burger nyo ... ganyan pa ginagawa nyo sa PBA ..
Sino ba ang aamin na madumi silang mag laro? Panuorin na lang nila dapat yung laro para malaman nilang madumi nga sila mag laro. Common senese yun diba?
Yeng Guiao? Eh maduming pulitiko ginawang basketball coach eh di maduming maduming basketball team ang resulta. Diba common sense din lang yun? Atsaka diba reputasyon na yan ni Guiao? Mga PBA players at coaches na nga ang nag rereklamo niyan last year pa diba.