CHRISTIAN Standhardinger was ejected early in Game Four after throwing the ball at Nick Rakocevic in the first quarter of their PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals.
Standhardinger was called for a Flagrant Foul Penalty 2 for an automatic ejection at the 6:17 mark of the first quarter when he was caught throwing the ball at the back of Rakocevic in a dead ball.
[READ: Rakocevic thrown out of Game One]
It happened shortly after Rakocevic himself was slapped with an early flagrant foul one for slapping Standhardinger in the head.
Standhardinger’s ejection also came exactly a week after being the reason for Rakocevic also being thrown out of Game One of the semifinals series.
During the third quarter of that match, Rakocevic incurred a flagrant foul penalty one on top of a technical foul after getting entangled with Standhardinger during one sequence.
Rakocevic admitted he lost his cool during the incident.
Despite Standhardinger's absence, Ginebra won the match, 99-84, to claim a place in the best-of-seven finals.
San Miguel and Bay Area are contesting the other finals berth.
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