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PBA: How does Allado's P500k fine stack up against the biggest PBA penalties?


(Updated, 5:24pm) The PBA fined Barako Bull Energy big man Don Allado P500,000 and slapped a one-conference ban from any PBA-related activities on him, but how does it rank against some of the biggest fines in league history?

For comparison's sake, then-Burger King Whoppers guard Wynne Arboleda, who assaulted a courtside heckler in a game against Smart-Gilas, was suspended without pay for the entire 2009-10 PBA season.

That cost Arboleda P2.73 million, along with a P20,000 fine for two flagrant 1 fouls committed during the game. At the time, the punishment for Arboleda's attack was considered the stiffest ever handed out by the PBA.

Allado's P500k hit to the wallet on the other hand, is the largest fine ever levied against a player, but it's not the first time the league has asked for similarly large amounts from erring members of its league.

Ironically, another team bearing the Red Bull name, the Red Bull Barako, was hit with a P507,000 fine, when in 2006, head coach Yeng Guiao led a walkout during game four of their semifinal series against the San Miguel Beermen. Of the fine, P400,000 was imposed on the team, while P100,000 came out of Guiao's pocket. The remainder of the amount was shouldered by a player and a team official.

That squad is different from Allado's current team however, and they now go by the Air21 Express nickname.

The fiery Guiao may in fact be the most fined individual in the PBA, having had to part with an estimated P800,000 as punishment for a variety of offenses.

Back in 1990, another team was fined P550,000, which is probably worth more now due to inflation. The Añejo Rum squad, now known as the Barangay Ginebra Kings, were up 3-2 in their Finals series against Shell Rimula X, when in game six, the team felt that officials were awarding more fouls to their opponents. Things came to a head in the second quarter, when the entire Robert Jaworski-coached Añejo squad walked out. That action not only cost them the aforementioned P550,000, they also had to forfeit the game, which led to Shell lifting the championship trophy.

In 2010, another walkout led to a jaw-dropping fine of P1 million, this time, by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. The Tropa did not finish a game four quarterfinals encounter against Barangay Ginebra after Ranidel de Ocampo was hit with a flagrant 2 foul with 60 seconds left in the first quarter. TNT forfeited the game and went on to lose the series, 2-3.

The biggest fine ever issued by the PBA cost the Tanduay Rhum Masters P2.5 million back in 2000, as a result of the team fielding "Fil-Sham" Sonny Alvarado in the All-Filipino Conference.

After a government investigation into the documents of Alvarado revealed that his papers had been faked, Tanduay was forced to forfeit its semifinal games against Purefoods, but not before they got a temporary restraining order to delay the series, the first time the PBA has ever had to delay games due to a court order. The loss in revenue due to missed play dates was what got the fine to reach astronomical levels.

Fined individuals, players, coaches, and also teams, must pay the full amount within 15 days, but where does the money go?

In most cases, part of the money goes to the aggrieved party, usually the team who was walked out on, as was the case in TNT vs BGK in 2010, when they got half of the P1 million fine. The other half usually goes to the Players' Educational Trust Fund, which benefits PBA players and their dependents.

For Allado, P300,000 will go to the aforementioned fund, while the remaining P200,000 will go to a charity of his choice. --OMG, GMA News
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