Ginebra coach Frankie Lim suspended, fined 50K

Frankie Lim. PBA IMAGES

Frankie Lim. PBA IMAGES

For his actions in the near-scuffle that ensued in the Ginebra – Alaska quarterfinals game on Friday, the Office of the Commissioner has suspended coach Frankie Lim one game and slapped him with a P50,000 fine.

Lim was summoned to the PBA Office on Tuesday afternoon to explain his actions in the game, which the Gin Kings lost, 114-108.

The Commissioner’s Office handed down the penalty after further video review showed him hitting a fallen Calvin Abueva after the mercurial Aces forward had a heated exchange with import Orlando Johnson and LA Tenorio. CFC

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