Andrew Bogut blasts Gilas for selfie after brawl
Former Australian national team star Andrew Bogut ripped Gilas Pilipinas for taking a selfie just moments after figuring in a nasty brawl during a Fiba World Cup qualifying game against the Aussies.
Bogut, the former NBA veteran who is currently playing for the Sydney Kings in the National Basketball League, expressed his distaste on his Twitter account, sarcastically describing it as a “class” act on Gilas’ part.
Article continues after this advertisementBlokes taking a team selfie after all that. Down 31. Yep. They really just took a team selfie.
— Andrew Bogut (@andrewbogut) July 2, 2018
Class https://t.co/GaNYwSJFzF
— Andrew Bogut (@andrewbogut) July 2, 2018
The fight transpired at the 4:01 mark of the third quarter with the Boomers leading, 79-48.
The selfie was taken by former national team anchor Marc Pingris during a long lull while game officials were reviewing incident. Pingris posted the photo on his Instagram account before eventually taking it down.
A total of 13 players got tossed, nine of which were players from Gilas.
Article continues after this advertisementThe heated duel resumed and was called off with still 1:57 left in the third quarter after Gilas ran out of players.