{"id":3043,"date":"2014-02-27T19:00:51","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T03:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=3043"},"modified":"2014-03-04T05:12:24","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T13:12:24","slug":"rain-or-shine-to-pay-p2-million-after-staging-a-partial-walkout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/02\/27\/rain-or-shine-to-pay-p2-million-after-staging-a-partial-walkout\/","title":{"rendered":"PBA Finals update: Rain or Shine to pay P2 million after staging a partial walkout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1897853_639009526136680_1983317253_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3103\" alt=\"1897853_639009526136680_1983317253_n\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1897853_639009526136680_1983317253_n-109x300.jpg\" width=\"109\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1897853_639009526136680_1983317253_n-109x300.jpg 109w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1897853_639009526136680_1983317253_n.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 109px) 100vw, 109px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo: Facebook Page of Yeng Guiao<\/p>\n<p>It was a double whammy for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.<\/p>\n<p>After failing to extend the PBA Philippine Cup championship series Wednesday night, the Guiao-mentored ballclub is facing a P2-million fine for the partial walkout of the whole team.<\/p>\n<p>This was announced by PBA Commissioner Chito Salud on Thursday, as he issued a statement through the league&#8217;s official Twitter account.<\/p>\n<p>He said, &#8220;The rules on walkouts, partial or otherwise, are clear and we will enforce them accordingly. Still, I don&#8217;t want one thing to be lost in all these &#8211; my respect and admiration for the players of both teams who gave it all for the game and the fans. I commend them. They are a credit to the sport and they did the PBA proud.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The PBA rule book states that any team who stages a partial walkout will be slapped with a P2-million fine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The play<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Mixers was leading 30-17 at the 11:39 mark of the second quarter when Elasto Painters\u2019 JR Quinahan was called for a foul, after slightly nudging Mixers\u2019 Marc Pingris.<\/p>\n<p>Annoyed with the call, Elasto Painters\u2019 head coach Yeng Guiao instructed the whole team to go straight to their dugout, as Pingris was about to take free throws.<\/p>\n<p>Quick to follow was PBA Commissioner Rudy Salud who had a short talk with Rain or Shine owner Raymond Yu. When Salud went back to the court, he signaled to the game officials that they would give Elasto Painters,\u00a0 a 15-minute grace period.<\/p>\n<p>Rain or Shine didn\u2019t consume the allotted time as they came back\u00a0 to the playing court after five minutes. They were then warned for a delay of game.<\/p>\n<p>The partial walkout didn\u2019t stop the momentum of the Mixers who walked away with a 93-87 victory, bagging the Philippine Cup title.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PBA walkouts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Walkouts are not new anymore to the PBA.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the Elasto Painters, three other teams had also staged walkouts. In 1990, it was Anejo Rhum who took the brave act, and was fined P500,000. Talk &#8216;N Text also staged a walkout in a playoff game in 2010, and\u00a0 was fined P1 million.<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull, who was also mentored by Guiao then,\u00a0 tried to walk out in 2006 but returned to the playing court.<\/p>\n<p>According to the new rule of the PBA, a whopping P10 million will be charged to any team who stages a total walkout.<\/p>\n<p>In his entire PBA career, Guiao has already accumulated 61 technical fouls, 11 ejections, 4 suspensions and fines amounting to\u00a0 P824,700.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: Facebook Page of Yeng Guiao It was a double whammy for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. 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