Commissioner Chito Salud was confronted by Barako Bull players Josh Urbiztondo, left, and Rico Villanueva (partly hidden) at the end of the game. Jerome Ascano
NO protest was filed by Barako Bull over the 'goaltending' controversy that cost the team a win against San Mig Coffee in their PBA Philippine Cup encounter on Sunday night.
Coach Junel Baculi said management decided not to file a formal protest, but the coaches met with Commissioner Chito Salud on Monday afternoon to seek clarification on the league's goaltending rule.
In a text message, Baculi said, “we had a meeting with commissioner Salud. Clarify the rules, but did not file a protest.”
The play in question was the tap made by Rafi Reavies on Enrico Villanueva’s potential game-winning basket in the waning seconds of the tightly-fought game at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
Reavies touched the ball while it was still clearly above the cylinder, a move which Barako Bull officials said was an obvious goaltending. The Energy Cola lost the game, 91-92.
However, Salud pointed out that the league has since the 2006-2007 season adopted the Fiba rule on goaltending, which allows players to touch the ball after the first bounce on the rim.
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