The PBA slapped a one-game suspension, along with a hefty P75,000 fine on Meralco gunner Allein Maliksi following his altercation with Converge young forward Barkley Ebona in the dying seconds of the Bolts' 132-129 overtime win on Friday. Allein Maliksi PBA PHOTOMaliksi reacted by holding the 26-year-old Ebona on the neck after a hard foul committed by the three-year Converge forward, time down to 6.9 seconds in the extra session. Upon review by the referees, Maliksi was meted with a flagrant foul penalty 2, which meant automatic ejection from the game, while Ebona was assessed a flagrant foul penalty 1. Ebona though didn't escape penalty after being slapped a P5,000 fine. Maliksi, a four-time PBA champion, is set to serve his one-game suspension on Sunday when the Bolts clash with the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters.
