ANTIPOLO – Henry Galinato was tossed out of the TNT-Converge PBA Governors’ Cup game for head-butting Alec Stockton late in the third quarter at the Ynares Center.
A disqualifying foul was called on the Tropang 5G big man following the incident that saw him initially exchanged words with the Converge guard before bumping his head against Stockton.
The defending champions were ahead, 81-70, when the physical play occurred at the 1:38 mark of the third period.
Stockton was also whistled for a technical foul for taunting Galinato that led to the episode.
The 6-foot-6 Galinato was contributing off the bench for the Tropang 5G against the FiberXers, having scored six points, grabbed nine rebounds, and dished off two assists with no turnovers when he was sent out of the game.
He was also a perfect 3-of-3 from the field.
Stockton went on and scored 12 of his total 19 points in the fourth and overtime period to help Converge eked out a 114-112 win over the reigning champions.
The Fil-Am guard later downplayed the incident.
"Wala naman. I think its all part of the game. Going into the game, we've said that we're going to treat it like a playoff game, And You know how it is in the playoffs, it's going to be physical, and that's part of th game," said Stockton.
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