From the banning of sportswriter Snow Badua, suspension of Mahindra consultant Joe Lipa, approval of questionable trades, ‘slap on the wrist’ reminder on SMC Sports Director Alfrancis Chua for smoking on live TV, confronting a player during a commotion, and now the imposition of a lifetime ban on Talk ‘N Text import Ivan Johnson without due process. These are the among the ‘popular’ decisions of new PBA Commissioner Chito Narvasa.
His latest decision has triggered the loudest uproar among the PBA’s fanbase. Not because the fans were against the decision to ban TNT import Ivan Johnson, but because of the way the verdict was handed out. The ban was announced while the game in question (Talk ‘N Text vs Meralco) was still in progress. TNT and Ivan Johnson were never accorded due process.
--hoops.ph