CONVERGE assistant coach Danny Ildefonso has been fined P20,000 for his comments on social media that were deemed "detrimental" to the PBA.
League commissioner Willie Marcial made the decision after he summoned the two-time PBA MVP and Converge deputy coach following the FiberXers’ 96-95 win over TNT on Tuesday.
Ildefonso was summoned following his comments related to the situation of his son Dave, who was picked No. 5 overall by NorthPort in this season’s draft but has yet to sign up with the Governors’ Cup now in full swing.
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“Nag-usap kami, tinanong ko kung ano nangyari. Nadala lang siya sa emotion sa mga nakikita niyang post din ng mga netizen dahil sa anak niya ‘yun,” said Marcial.
“Sabi ko sa kanya, ganyan talaga, kasama sa trabaho ‘yan. Mas madami nga sa akin eh. Kailangan talaga, relax-relax ka lang. Sabi niya, ‘Comm, pasensya at hindi na mauulit,” Marcial added.
In comments made through Ildefonso's personal Facebook account, the San Miguel great responded to a fan that said that his son Dave should be banned by the league for not yet signing with the Batang Pier.
“Sabihin mo ‘yan sa farm team mo,” the Facebook account Lakay Danny Ildefonso wrote.
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Marcial said the two didn’t discuss the Facebook comment.
“Humingi na siya ng pasensya, hindi na mauulit. Malamang siya na ‘yun kasi hindi naman siya nag-argue, hindi naman niya sinabing hindi sa akin ‘yan,” said Marcial.
Negotiations between Dave Ildefonso and NorthPort remain at a standstill with the Batang Pier already playing two games in the Governors’ Cup.
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