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MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Commissioner has suspended PBA referee Rommel Gruta for two weeks for an incorrect out-of-bounds call last night at the Ginebra-Talk ‘N Text tiff at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
With the Tropang Texters up 87-81 and 2:20 left in the match, Gruta decided to hand possession to TNT after a loose ball play involving TNT’s Ryan Reyes and Ginebra’s Leon Rodgers that sailed out of the baseline. The call swung the momentum as Ginebra was starting to rally after being down by double-digits earlier in the game.
Replays showed however that Reyes was the only player near the ball when it went out of bounds. Talk ‘N Text was able to burn time off the clock before scoring a basket that put the game permanently out of reach.
This made the Ginebra coaching staff fume, with team manager Alfrancis Chua and chairman Robert Non both getting on their feet to question the referee’s call. Talk ‘N Text went on to win 94-87.
Under PBA rules, out-of-bounds plays are only reviewed under the last two minutes of regulation.
Gruta will be out for six game days. – Rappler.com
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