The player who punched the referee in the Malaysian professional basketball tournament received a heavy penalty

MBL (Major Basketball League) has decided to suspend the competition of Singapore Adroit player Wei Hao Poh for 2 years for punching referee Zu Xu, Joeseph Ho.

In addition to the player's suspension, Singapore Adroit club will have to pay a fine of RM 10,000 (equivalent to VND 50 million) due to the violent behavior of player Wei Hao Poh.

This incident happened after the Singapore player was penalized for his second sporting foul by the referee and while the referee blew the penalty, the player punched the referee in the face. conduct the match.

At that time, the fourth half of the match had only 1 minute and 24 seconds left and Singapore Adroit was winning Pegasus Sport with a score of 93-82. This can be considered a very unnecessary error situation because his team is winning and the match has very little time left.

MBL would also like to reiterate their commitment to the technical committee and will take all necessary steps to protect the interest and safety of all referees.

The league will not condone, accept or tolerate any unsportsmanlike or violent behavior by any player or team against its designated referees. Referees are part of basketball and must be protected and respected at all times.

It is known that two players, Tim Waale of Saigon Heat and Moses Morgan of Thailand, are also playing for Singapore Adroit club.

In Vietnam, there have also been cases like this happening and they have all suffered appropriate punishments from the Federation.

Just because of an unnecessary situation, these players have lost their careers and reputations that have been built for many years.

This can be considered a warning for players who are still playing to always know how to control their own behavior if they do not want to lose their career.