The San Miguel Beermen announced earlier this week that veterans players Arwind Santos, Kelly Nabong, and Ilonggo guard Ronald Tubid all face indefinite suspensions following a tussle with teammate Dezmine Wells during a practice last weekend.
“While the conflict has been resolved and the incident occurred away from the public eye, the San Miguel organization does not tolerate unsportsmanlike behavior,” the team’s statement read. “Basketball is a physical game where emotions can run high but we believe that PBA players have to be held to a higher standard of professionalism and sportsmanship at all times.”
“It is for this reason that we’ve come to this decision, even if it impacts our bid for a second franchise grand slam,” the statement went on to note. “Our commitment now, moving forward, is that we will work doubly hard and play our very best for our fans and for the organization.”
According to reports, Santos and Wells exchanged words after the former sent the latter down with a hard pick. Tubid then entered the fray and threw a punch at Wells before Nabong came to Wells’ defense./ASC, WDJ