THE PBA Commissioner's Office has been notified by the management of the Mall of Asia Arena about the damaged wall left by the TNT Tropang Giga after a 71-70 loss to Barangay Ginebra in Game Two on Sunday night.
"Nagsabi na sila, kagabi pa," said Commissioner Willie Marcial on the shattered wall in the TNT dugout, adding they are only waiting for a bill by MOA management which they will then turn over to TNT officials for payment.
LOOK: Wall damaged in TNT dugout after Game 2 loss to Ginebra
"May procedure na susundan 'yan," he said. "Lahat ng nasira, ibi-bill ng venue, tapos papadala sa amin. Kami naman, itturnover namin sa team."
However, Marcial ruled out any penalty for TNT or any member of the team in the wake of the incident, saying damage done to property inside the dugout is a 'normal occurence' during and after PBA games, especially among coaches.
TNT management has yet to address the incident, much less identify the culprit, although league sources have tagged Poy Erram.
Late in the third quarter, the temperamental big man had another outburst on the floor after being called for a foul on Ginebra import Justin Brownlee and retreated to the TNT dugout, supposedly 'to cool down.'
Erram returned to the game in the final quarter.
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