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PBA: Converge FiberXers release Mac Tallo

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Rom Anzures

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/IMG_1058.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Converge’s Mac Tallo. Photo from PBA Images. </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Converge FiberXers announced Wednesday that they have terminated the contract of guard Mac Tallo.</p><p>“Following a thorough investigation, it was confirmed that Mac Tallo had committed several infractions of his Uniform Players&#x27; Contract,” they wrote on their social media accounts. </p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FConvergeFiberXersOfficial%2Fposts%2Fpfbid031aPcnqDjaRVqmW74eAAYvD6v2Li6sFj4LvQ7e1HzyWzcvHxFGbrezWkJmbXad8afl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="590" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>The Aldin Ayo-led squad revealed that the Cebuano guard played in “unsanctioned games without seeking clearance from Converge Management and the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).”</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/21/23/pba-mac-tallo-makes-pba-return-with-converge">PBA: Mac Tallo makes PBA return with Converge</a></div><p>Once the country’s top 3x3 player, Tallo returned to the PBA after almost four years last October when Converge signed him to a two-year contract.</p><p>Initially, the PBA did not deem Tallo cleared to play because of his failed anti-doping test in 2019.</p><p>He eventually made his 5-on-5 return with the FiberXers later in the 2023-24 PBA Commissioner’s Cup, with the guard averaging 7.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.0 assists after five games with the squad.</p>

<p>The Converge FiberXers announced Wednesday that they have terminated the contract of guard Mac Tallo.</p>

The Converge FiberXers announced Wednesday that they have terminated the contract of guard Mac Tallo.