Phone Pals import escapes suspension
Talk n Text and Sta. Lucia are expected to figure in a fierce battle in the final knockout stage of the Smart PBA Fiesta Conference wildcard plays with Terrance Leather spared of suspension but fined P62,400 for sparking the fracas in the TnT-Purefooods match Wednesday.
The Pals and the Realtors knock each other out at
The Pals will be playing in full force, led by their prolific but temperamental import who escaped suspension despite yet another on-court outburst triggering the melee in the Antipolo sports venue two days ago.
A total of P244,400 in fines was assessed to eight players in the aftermath of the incident.
Leather drew a fine of P40,000 for throwing the ball to Jondan Salvador, P20,000 for a fighting stance and chasing James Yap on the court, and P2,400 for two technical fouls.
Two other Talk n Text players in Kalani Ferreria and Gilbert Lao were fined P20,000 each for leaving their bench and rushing to the court during the commotion.
Leather, a versatile 6-foot-9 player who leads the league in scoring, is likely to create match-up problems for Sta. Lucia.
Sta. Lucia coach Boyet Fernandez, however, is hopeful his troops can pick up from where they left off versus Alaska Milk Wednesday.
Joseph Yeo came through with a career-high 27 points while Kelly Williams delivered when it counted most as the Realtors fashioned out a come-from-behind 99-86 win to dethrone the Fiesta Cup title-holder Aces.
Williams, the prolific sophomore pro out of
“With or without Leather, we really have to play tough against Sta. Lucia,” said Talk n Text coach Chot Reyes.
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