{"id":646221,"date":"2013-03-11T15:53:12","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T19:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=220512"},"modified":"2013-03-11T15:53:12","modified_gmt":"2013-03-11T19:53:12","slug":"ex-nba-player-banned-after-choking-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/646221","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NBA Player Banned After Choking Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Renaldo Balkman, a former player for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/tag\/nba\">NBA<\/a>&#8216;s New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets, has been banned from the Philippine Basketball Association following an on-court incident.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Reuters <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/news\/ex-nba-player-banned-philippines-choking-team-mate-132148237--nba.html\">report<\/a>, Balkman placed his hands around his teammate Arwind Santos&#8217; neck as Santos tried to restrain Balkman&#8217;s anger over a disputed call.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the lifetime ban, the report states that Balkman was fined the equivalent of $6,100 over the choking.<\/p>\n<p>As seen in the video of the incident below, Balkman also shoved teammates and coaches during his outburst:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_bv7aYu85uc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Balkman and Santos were both playing for the Petron Blaze Boosters against the Alaska Aces.  The Aces went on to win the game, 83 to 73.<\/p>\n<p>Balkman has apologized for his actions via his Twitter account.  He apologized specifically to Santos and said that he respects the Philippine Basketball Association&#8217;s decision:<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto310055844232450048 { background: #131516 url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_background_images\/219924126\/ren-v5.jpg) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto310055844232450048 a { color: #009999; } div.twitter-inner-ditto310055844232450048 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto310055844232450048 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto310055844232450048 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-ditto310055844232450048 div.metadata div.author { line-height: 20px; 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} div.twitter-inner-ditto310061151998320642 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto310061151998320642 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto310061151998320642 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto310061151998320642 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto310061151998320642 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto310061151998320642\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto310061151998320642\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/R_Balkman32\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @R_Balkman32 <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/R_Balkman32\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1813707054\/image_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> Renaldo Balkman <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/R_Balkman32\" class=\"at-name\">@R_Balkman32<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"> This was unintentional towards <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/arwindsotnas\">@arwindsotnas<\/a>, I am a team player who always has the best interest of the team at heart. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=310061151998320642\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; 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} p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311121294932471808 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311121294932471808 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto311121294932471808 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto311121294932471808 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto311121294932471808\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto311121294932471808\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/R_Balkman32\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @R_Balkman32 <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/R_Balkman32\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1813707054\/image_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> Renaldo Balkman <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/R_Balkman32\" class=\"at-name\">@R_Balkman32<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"> I accept all responsibilities for my actions while playing an intense game, I have truly enjoyed my time here playing in the Philippines <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=311121294932471808\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; 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