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Tangkay suspendido Rain or Shine nanganganib

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Tila kumulimlim ang tsansa ng Rain or Shine na makuha ang kanilang pang pitong kampeonato sa Philippine Basketball League (PBL).

Ito ay matapos sus-pendihin ni PBL Com-missioner Chino Trinidad si Most Valuable Player (MVP) awardee Jojo Tangkay ng Elasto Painters sa kanilang pulong kahapon.

Naging basehan ni Trinidad ang dalawang unsportsmanlike foul na ibinigay ng 6-foot-1 na si Tangkay kay 6’5 Arwind Santos ng Magnolia Dairy Ice Cream sa Game 3 at Game 4 ng PBL Heroes Cup Finals. 

"It pains me to sus-pend Jojo who is the MVP of the conference, but I have to enforce the rules of the league. He should have not done it, he had already been given a warning," ani Trinidad.

Binalaan din ni Trini-dad si Tangkay na mala-mang na ma-ban ito habambuhay kapag inulit niya ang hindi magan-dang aksiyon.

Ito ang kauna-unahan sa kasaysayan ng liga na isang key player ng team ang sinuspindi sa krusiyal na laro, at sa finals pa.

"There was no inten-tion on the part of Jojo to hit Arwind. We instructed our players to make a quick foul in the hope that they will miss their chari-ties. We did not intend to maim anybody," anaman ni Rain or Shine team manager Boy Lapid.

Ayon kay Magnolia mentor Koy Banal, hindi asal ng isang MVP ang ginawa ni Tangkay kay Santos.

"Iyon ang sinasabi ko, eh hindi naman akto ng isang MVP ‘yung ginawa niya eh. Sa ginawa niya kay Arwind, dumugo ‘yung ilong nu’ng bata. Talagang they keep on bullying us in this series eh," sabi ni Banal.

Mula sa 0-2 pagkaka-baon, itinabla ng Wizards ang kanilang best-of-five championship showdown ng Elasto Painters sa 2-2 mula sa 80-70 tagumpay sa Game 3 at 61-57 overtime victory sa Game 4.

Maglalaro ang Rain or Shine sa Game 5 sa Huwebes kontra Magno-lia na wala si Tangkay. (Russell Cadayona)

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