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Will FIBA sanctions affect Gilas' stint in Asian Games?

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/patrolph/06/29/20180703-castro-blatche.jpg"/><figcaption>Gilas Pilipinas players await the decision of the game officials following their brawl with Australia. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) is hopeful that the country&#x27;s participation in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia will not be affected by the controversial brawl that took place between Gilas Pilipinas and Australia last Monday.Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) expects that sanctions will be handed down by FIBA in the wake of the #basketbrawl, which saw Australia win by default with 1:57 left in the third quarter after Gilas Pilipinas was left with just one player.While those sanctions have yet to be revealed – <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/07/05/18/sbp-prepares-for-the-worst-hopes-for-the-best-as-fiba-probe-begins">FIBA</a> has just begun its probe – it is not impossible that some of the Gilas players may be suspended from international competition.The problem is that several of those Gilas players who were ejected from the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifier last Monday are also part of the 12-man roster that will represent the country in the Asiad in Indonesia later this year.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/18/18/ricci-kobe-join-tnt-core-in-gilas-team-for-asian-games">FULL STORY: Ricci, Kobe join TNT core in Gilas team for Asian Games</a></li></ul>Specifically, TNT&#x27;s Jayson Castro, Terrence Romeo, Roger Pogoy, and Troy Rosario, as well as naturalized player Andray Blatche, are all supposed to play for flag and country in the Asian Games. All five players were among those ejected from Monday night&#x27;s game.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2018/07/05/sbp-expects-final-ruling-basketbrawl-end-month-44000">READ: SBP expects final ruling on basketbrawl by end of month</a></li></ul>&quot;To be very honest, one of the reasons why we have to process this together is because of the Asian Games,&quot; POC secretary-general Pato Gregorio said Thursday, following a closed-door meeting with the players, PBA commissioner Willie Marcial, and SBP president Al Panlilio.&quot;We have to anticipate that. We hope that FIBA will consider our participation there. Indonesia is our partner in (the) 2023 (FIBA Basketball World Cup), and we want to be there,&quot; Gregorio added. &quot;We want to play there, and it&#x27;s for our country.&quot;&quot;So, in behalf of the president of the POC and the organization, we hope it will not affect our participation in the Asian Games. We want to be a part of it.&quot;According to Gregorio, they submitted a list of 24 players for the Asian Games, who can be called up to replace any of the players who may be sanctioned by FIBA. However, the list of 12 players have already been submitted to the Indonesia Asian Games 2018 Organizing Committee (INASGOC) last week.Gregorio is confident that INASGOC will understand the Philippines&#x27; situation, should they need to make changes to the roster.&quot;We already received an inquiry from INASGOC,&quot; Gregorio revealed. &quot;They are also worried.&quot;&quot;They are our Southeast Asian partners, and I&#x27;m sure they don&#x27;t want us to be left out. If we are not in the Asian Games basketball (competition), malaking kawalan &#x27;yun,&quot; he pointed out.&quot;We think they will understand our predicament,&quot; he added. &quot;We just have to sit down with the PBA and the SBP to address this issue.&quot;Aside from the five players, also set to join the Asian Games team are: Jericho Cruz, Don Trollano, Anthony Semerad, Kelly Williams, and Gilas Pilipinas Cadets Ricci Rivero, Kobe Paras, and Abu Tratter.The Asian Games will be held in Palembang and Jakarta from August 18 to September 2.<div>For more sports coverage, <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">visit the ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</div>

The POC is hopeful that the country's participation in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia will not be affected by the controversial brawl that took place between Gilas Pilipinas and Australia last Monday.

The POC is hopeful that the country's participation in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia will not be affected by the controversial brawl that took place between Gilas Pilipinas and Australia last Monday.

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Will FIBA sanctions affect Gilas' stint in Asian Games?

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Jul 05, 2018 08:34 PM PHT

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