The PBA has slapped a total of P46,000 in fines on several members of the Mahindra Enforcer
Gavina was fined after being quoted in reports about his frustration over a landing spot call against his import James White during Mahindra’s 93-86 loss to Ginebra last Friday.
Gavina questioned the flagrant foul penalty one called on White who unintentionally stepped on the landing area of Sol Mercado who jumped to pass the ball to a teammate. That foul was crucial to Mahindra as Ginebra was able to pull away with White forced to sit out for three minutes in the fourth quarter.
In a release before the start of the season, the league wrote that a flagrant one will be called if a defender leaves “a foot on the landing spot of a shooter.” It made no mention if the rule also applies to players who do not attempt a shot.
White was fined P7,500 for the infraction.
Like White, Mahindra teammate AJ Mandani was fined P7,500 for landing spot infraction against Jimmy Alapag during Mahindra’s 86-83 loss to Meralco last Sunday.
The league also meted out a P5,000 penalty on Enforcer’s Leo De Vera for a flagrant one against Bolts import Allen Durham, and P5,000 on teammate Mark Yee for a similar foul against Rain or Shine’s Beau Belga in a 103-88 loss last September 2.
Mahindra big man Jason Ballesteros was also fined P1,000 for “pulling down his shorts during a substitution.”
Meanwhile, Rain or Shine’s Maverick Ahanmisi was asked to pay P7,500 for a landing spot flagrant against San Miguel’s Arwind Santos.
GlobalPort’s Sunday Salvacion and Star’s PJ Simon were also ordered to settle a P5,000 fine each due to the flagrant fouls they committed.
The league also fined NLEX’s Sean Anthony “for using cut off socks” although the league didn’t specify the amount.
Gavina wasn’t the only coach to be penalized as his Phoenix counterpart Ariel Vanguardia was fined P1,000 due to a technical foul he got for entering the court. -interaksyon.com
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