A SHOUTING match involving import Thomas Robinson and Pido Jarencio marred the endgame of the highly-emotional PBA Commissioner's Cup game between Northport and NLEX on Wednesday night
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The two confronted each other at the sidelines following the Road Warriors' 112-104 win and the spat eventually escalated into a shouting match in the hallway leading to the locker rooms of the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Jarencio, team manager of the Batang Pier, can be heard hurling invectives at the former NBA player before cooler heads tried to separate the two, including commissioner Willie Marcial.
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Apparently, Jarencio stepped in after Robinson exchanged words with longtime Northport governor Eric Arejola.
"Inaano niya yung boss ko, e," Jarencio was overheard as saying as he entered the Northport dugout.
The incident had its roots in the third period when Robinson and sophomore JM Calma got a bit physical. Arejola said he was shouting something to the referee when Robinson came over and began exchanging words with him.
"Kausap ko yung referee, akala niya yata siya yung sinasabihan ko," said the Northport governor.
Apparently the beef between the two wasn't over as the two were seen talking to each other at endgame all the way to the Big Dome hallway before Jarencio stepped in and picked up the cudgels for Arejola.
"Na-high blood yung boss ko, e," the former Northport coach said.
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In his post-game presser, NLEX coach Frankie Lim said he apologized to Arejola for the incident.
"Siyempre nakakahiya din sa governor nila (Batang Pier). And sasabihan din namin si Robinson," he said after NLEX evened its record at 2-2.
But Lim later admitted things shouldn't have escalated to that point.
"Nagkamurahan," said Lim, adding there were uttered words which were unprintable.
"Di na dapat umabot sa ganun. Basketball lang yan, e," said the NLEX coach
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