Ronald Tubid sorry for punching PBA crasher | Inquirer Sports

Ronald Tubid sorry for punching PBA crasher

By: - Reporter / @BLozadaINQ
/ 03:26 PM May 12, 2019

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A man wearing a Spider-Man costume stormed into the court during Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals between San Miguel Beer and Magnolia at Araneta Coliseum. Photo by Trisran Tamayo/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines—San Miguel Ronald Tubid extended the olive branch to the court intruder who temporarily stopped the action in Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup between the Beermen and Magnolia.

Paolo Felizarta, who dressed up as Spider-Man, ran to the court with around three minutes left in the game and collided with San Miguel center and five-time MVP June Mar Fajardo Friday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

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Araneta security immediately apprehended Felizarta after the collision and that was when Tubid decided to throw in a sucker punch to the back of the head of Felizarta.

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Tubid said that what he did was wrong and that he’s sorry for punching Felizarta.

“That was anger because I didn’t know why it happened. He also hurt our big man,” said Tubid in Filipino. “I just lost it and I really couldn’t understand what happened.”

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“As a veteran, it’s always my duty to save and protect my teammates, but to the man I punched, I’m sorry.”

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The collision caused Fajardo to go down as he laid on his back for a few seconds after getting hit in the jaw.

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“I know what I did was wrong because I don’t know if there’s something wrong with him and I should’ve just understood better,” said Tubid. “I know I shouldn’t have done it.”

“I just didn’t want my teammate going down like that.”

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Police officers from the Quezon City Police District Station 7 detained Felizarta at Camp Panopio shortly after the incident.

Felizarta could go out as early as Tuesday since Monday is declared as a special non-working holiday due to the midterm elections.

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