San-En hands 2-game suspension on Thirdy Ravena for damaging signboard

San-En Neophoenix slapped Thirdy Ravena with a suspension and a fine for damaging a sponsor's signboard.

In a statement on its website, Wednesday, San-En said Ravena beat and damaged the signboard last November 14 when they played the Toyama Grouses.

The act was subject to disciplinary action and the team fined Ravena with ¥100,000 or around P44,000. It also suspended Ravena for their next two games against Seahorses Mikawa scheduled on December 4 and 5.

Ravena apologized for the incident.

"To the Neophoenix Boosters, sponsors, management, my teammates and coaches, especially the Toyama Grouses organization, sponsors, everyone involved, I deeply apologize that something like this happened," he said in a statement.

"With the series of losses and personal bad games, I let my emotions get the best of me. And the chance of actually winning a game, but losing it because of me was just too much at that point. Again, I apologize to everyone."

Ravena and San-En lost both games last weekend against the Toyama Grouses, Dwight Ramos' team in the Japanese league.

—Justin Kenneth Carandang/MGP, GMA News