‘Face of the PBA’ James Yap fined P6k after ejection, escapes suspension

Rey Joble, InterAKTV · Monday, October 29, 2012 · 9:43 am

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PBA commissioner Chito Salud moved up his meeting with James Yap to Sunday night, meting a P6,000 fine to the San Mig Coffee superstar for incidents that happened in their game against Rain or Shine last Wednesday. But the two-time Most Valuable Player escaped suspension.
“Because of the long lull that happened last night (Sunday) as another issue needed to be resolved, I talked to James Yap regarding his actions during their game against Rain or Shine and reminded him about that,” Salud told InterAKTV.
“I told him about his responsibility of being the face of the PBA and because of that, he must always keep his cool.”
Yap was ejected from the match after a flagrant foul on Rain or Shine defensive specialist in the fourth quarter of their matchup. Because Yap was called for a technical foul earlier in the game — a second motion also against Ibañes — his flagrant became a disqualifying foul, leading him to being thrown out.
“He admitted na napikon siya,” said Salud. “Because his mind went out of the game, he was not able to help his team in the crucial stretch. But he promised he won’t do that again.”
Yap was assessed a fine of P5,000 for the flagrant foul and P1,000 for technical foul.

Source: http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/face-of-the-pba-james-yap-fined-p6k-after-ejection-escapes-suspension