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PERHAPS the beauty of the PBA Philippines Cup being played without fans is that viewers on TV and online can clearly hear almost everything being said on the court, from coaches yelling instructions to players cheering on their teammates of equipment from the bench.
It also has a disadvantage, since apparently thousands of spectators can even hear the complaints of the players to the referees.
That was exactly what happened in Game Three of the semi-final series between Barangay Geneva and Meralco on Sunday night when an unidentified player yelled something directed at the referees early in the fourth quarter.
The words, “Ref, lutong mourning ‘to ah”, were clearly heard by a live audience, although what is unclear is who shouted that accusation.
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Complaints to umpires are not new to basketball, as players and coaches will always have a say in their decisions, good or bad.
As the saying goes, refereeing is a pretty thankless job.
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Thanks to Stanley Pringle and LA Tenorio, Geneva dominated the match from start to finish en route to a 91-84 victory and a 2-1 best-of-five series lead, so it’s safe to say the loud complaint obviously. It came from a member of Meralco’s side.
But who in particular?
SPIN.ph Readers have identified the ‘culprit’ as Meralco veteran Reynel Hugnatan, based on the first wave of comments on our social media pages. But we have to find out.
