Oh, Homer Se at it again?

New Talk n Text import Terrence Leather and Air21 bruiser Homer Se figured in a near brawl as they chanced upon each other at the Cuneta Astrodome parking lot a few minutes after their highly charged duel in the Smart PBA Fiesta Conference Friday night.

The Express overcame a four-point deficit in the last 56 seconds to pull off a 112-111 shocker and enhance their bid for an outright semifinals entry in the tourney.

The fateful evening also saw Purefoods’ Marc Pingris go after debuting Sta. Lucia import Benson Lee after a rebounding collision in their own game.

PBA commissioner Sonny Barrios is expected to investigate the two incidents, specially the Leather-Se confrontation witnessed by a score of fans awaiting the players at the VIP gate.

Meanwhile, Coca-Cola and Red Bull take on Ginebra and Purefoods, respectively, at the resumption of play at the Araneta Coliseum today, both seeking a win that will assure them of a playoff crack at an outright quarterfinals berth.

The Tigers and the Kings slug it out at 4:30 p.m. then the Bulls and the Giants square off at 6:50 p.m. Coke and Red Bull both gun for a 10th win in 15 games while the Kings and the Giants go for a seventh win against eight losses.

Batang Alaska-Caloocan and Batang Talk n Text-Quezon City clash in the finale of the Burlington-Batang PBA Summer League at 1:30 p.m. also at the Big Dome.

Witnesses said Leather and Se engaged in a verbal tussle, flashed dirty-finger at each other but were separated even before they could trade blows.

“Homer told me about the incident. He said he won’t start it, aware of his past cases and a consequence of another case,” said Air21 coach Bo Perasol.

The Air21 mentor thought Leather really looked for Se and confronted him for an old score.

“We’d played Leather in China. It so happened that one of Leather’s teammates took a bad fall incidentally because of Homer. The player failed to finish the game,” said Perasol.

“Reviewing the (Talk n Text-Air21 game) tape, I noticed Leather looking for someone on our bench after the game. He must have been already after Homer then,” Perasol added.

Se has just been assessed a P20,000 fine by the Commissioner’s Office for a misconduct in their game against Sta. Lucia Realty last June 1.

Review of the tape saw Se plant a knee on Kelly Williams’ face as the latter was struggling on the floor with Air21 guard Wynne Arboleda. Se then flailed his arms, in the process hitting Ryan Reyes on the face when Reyes and Jamar Brown tried to hold him off.

That was the ninth time already that Se has been sanctioned for misconduct in his PBA career. The former San Sebastian Stag has been assessed P95,000 in fines and two games suspension on his previous offenses.