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PBA commissioner Willie Marcial hears John Amores’ side after meeting with the NorthPort guard who faces an attempted homicide charge
RIZAL, Philippines – PBA commissioner Willie Marcial on Saturday, October 5, said the league will soon decide on the fate of John Amores as the controversial NorthPort guard faces a criminal charge.
Marcial met with Amores on Tuesday, October 1, just days after he and his brother were released on bail after they were both charged with attempted homicide for their alleged involvement in a shooting incident in Laguna.
The league chief said Amores committed violations under the uniform players’ contract, although Marcial refused to go into detail as the case is already in the court.
“I told him to get it together. He said sorry,” Marcial said in a mix of Filipino and English.
Marcial summoned Amores to the meeting also attended by NorthPort governor Eric Arejola and team manager Waiyip Chong at the PBA office in Quezon City to give him a letter asking him to explain his side of the incident in writing.
Amores submitted his answer on Friday, October 4.
Marcial said he will sit down with Arejola and PBA legal counsel Atty. Ogie Narvasa next week to determine Amores’ future in the league.
“Do we need to suspend him? Can he still play in the PBA? … Those are the things we’re studying so we’re following due process,” Marcial said.
Amores, who got drafted by NorthPort last year despite his punching spree in the NCAA that got him expelled from the JRU Heavy Bombers, is in his second season in the PBA. – Rappler.com
