The Korean Basketball League (KBL) has slapped Filipino huge man Justine Baltazar a two-year ban after the latter’s no-show for his membership Seoul Samsung Thunders, a report by Jumpball stated on Thursday.
According to the report, which was based mostly on a press launch from KBL, Baltazar was purported to be returning to South Korea after his stint with the Strong Group within the thirty second Dubai International Basketball Championship.
The Philippine representatives bowed out within the quarterfinals after a loss to Al Riyadi of Lebanon.
But Samsung misplaced contact with the La Salle product, prompting the crew and the league to sanction Baltazar. The similar report stated Baltazar did not additionally apply for a Korean visa despite the fact that the crew had already despatched him the required paperwork.
The 25-year-old Gilas Pilipinas ahead beforehand performed within the Japan B. League for the Hiroshima Dragonflies.
—Bea Micaller/MGP, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
