In addition to the two games suspension meted them, Red Bull coach Yeng Guiao was fined P65,000 and Talk n Text team manager Frankie Lim P50,000.
Altogether, the total fines amounted to almost P.6 million as 15 players and 18 team staffers were also sanctioned for rushing onto the court during the commotion in the Tacloban game.
Fined from TnT were Jay Washington, Jimmy Alapag, Harvey Carey, Patrick Fran, Vic Pablo, Asi Taulava, coach Derrick Pumaren, assistants Tonichi Yturri, Bong Ramos, Bong Ravena and Jun Tiongco and team staff Ahmed Baylen, Eugene Hermosa, Julius Ipo and Cedar Destura.
Leo Najorda, Celino Cruz, Larry Fonacier, Junthy Valenzuela, Carlo Sharma, Cyrus Baguio, Warren Ybanez, Enrico Villanueva, assistant coaches Roehl Nadurata, Rudy Hines and Gelacio Abanilla, team physician John Lim and team staff Jay Llanos Dee, Elmer Bola-Bola, Edgar Fernandez, Marlon Celis and Dominador Deocareza were fined from Red Bull.
Taulava and Sharma were given separate fines of P1,600 and P1,000, respectively, for a separate incident earlier in the contest.
Eala said they will enforce stricter measures to prevent similar act pulled off by Lim and Guiao.
"I want to announce that because of this incident, including the past incidents involving player altercations and other matters involving coaches complaining on court and showing actuations that really are not becoming of head coaches, the PBA will now start clamping down on inappropriate behavior like this on court," said Eala.
Meanwhile, Red Bull gained solo second place as it whipped Welcoat, 97-78, in the Talk n Text PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum last night.
John Arigo erupted for 28 points, including 16 in the final quarter, and Coca-Cola checked its skid with an 85-81 victory over Alaska Milk in the other game.— Joey Villar