WHAT is Gilas Pilipinas player Kiefer Ravena up to this time? Various news reports said last year’s second overall pick rookie in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has failed a random drug test and was found positive for a performance-enhancing substance during the second window of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup Qualifiers last February. Even without Ravena, the Visayas of Magnolia coach Chito Victolero still beat Gilas Pilipinas (157-141). If guilty, Ravena, 24, may be penalized or suspended by FIBA based on its anti-doping rules. SBP is the national sport association for basketball in the Philippines, formed from the merging of the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) and Pilipinas Basketball (PB).

Source: Manila Times May 28, 2018 09:13 UTC