BARANGAY Ginebra is waiting for the official word on the status of Justin Brownlee after he failed a doping test during the 19th Asian Games.
Ginebra team governor Alfrancis Chua said they are no longer contesting the positive test and are now waiting for the official communication on the sanction.
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“We are just going to wait kung ano sasabihin nila,” said Chua during the PBA’s press conference on Tuesday. “As of now, wait and see kung ano ang gagawin kay Brownlee.”
PBA chairman Ricky Vargas also said the league will also wait for the official sanction.
“We have not heard of any sanctions yet. We will await for those sanctions. Then that’s the time for us to respond,” said Vargas.
The PBA released the team lineups on Tuesday with Brownlee still listed as Ginebra import.
Brownlee still has the right to request the testing of his ‘B sample,’ one of two samples taken during the doping test taken shortly during the gold medal game between Gilas Pilipinas and Jordan.
But Chua believes that a re-test won’t have a significant effect on the result.
“What I read na if you appeal, they are going to open the other sample na B na tinatawag. If you are going to look at the process, A and B is the same urine. Why are you going to tell them to open it and questioning them or icocontest mo eh ‘yung bubuksan, ganun din. Kung ako tatanungin, hindi ko na iko-contest. Pareho lang naman ang laman,” said Chua.
A sanction of one month to two years could be slapped on Brownlee depending on the merits of the case.
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