PBA suspends, fines Maliksi for late game commotion

MANILA -- The PBA has suspended Meralco forward Allein Maliksi for a game over his altercation with Converge's Barkley Ebona on Friday.

He was also ordered to pay up P75,000 for getting into a fighting stance against the FiberXer power forward.

Maliksi went after Ebona in the final six seconds of their match following a hard foul from the latter.

Ebona was forced to stop the Meralco Bolt in an effort to buy time for the the FiberXers, who were trailing by just two points.

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This prompted a violent reaction from Maliksi, who held Ebona by the neck as players and officials stepped in to diffuse the situation.

Maliksi was assessed with a flagrant foul penalty 2 leading to his ejection from the game. Ebona was given a flagrant foul penalty 1 for the infraction.

Meralco eventually won the game in overtime, 132-129.

Ebona was also slapped a P5,000 fine for his actions. He was warned that a repeat of such incident will merit a stiffer penalty.

Maliksi will serve his suspension in their game against Phoenix on Sunday.

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