PHILIPPINE Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner Willie Marcial lambasted Gilas Pilipinas program director Tab Baldwin on Friday for his “detrimental” remarks about the professional league. Marcial said Baldwin would be fined and suspended, most likely on Monday, for saying that league officials were allegedly treating local players and imports unfairly. Marcial reminded Baldwin about his unsettled P10,000 fine for when he was still coaching the Ateneo-Cignal team in the PBA D-League last year. In a text message to The Manila Times, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) President Al Panlilio said, “The thoughts Tab [Baldwin] shared are his personal comments. They aren’t aligned with the SBP’s.”When The Manila Times tried to get a statement from Baldwin, he was unavailable for comment.

Source: Manila Times June 12, 2020 18:45 UTC