PINAG-IISIPAN na ngayon ng Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Board kung idemanda o pagmumultahin nito si Alaska Aces team owner Wilfred Steven Uytengsu dahil sa patuloy na pagbatikos sa nag-iisang pro league ng bansa.
Sa pahayag na ibinigay ni PBA Chairman Ricky Vargas sa media sinabi nito na walang basehan ang mga paratang ni Uytengsu at nakakaapekto na rin ito sa iba pang miyembro at PBA Board representatives maliban pa sa nakakasira na ito sa imahe ng liga na idinaraos ang ika-44 season.
“I am deeply bothered by public statements made by WS Uytengsu of Alaska but I leave it to the PBA Ethics Committee to review his remarks, and if necessary, to take appropriate action,” sabi ni Vargas.
“WSU has questioned the integrity of the PBA by alluding to questionable trades, violations of the rule on salary cap, and control of the affairs of the PBA by two corporate groups, among others. The statements of WSU do not surprise me at all as this has always been his way to ventilate his thoughts in public from the hip.”
“What is proper was for him to discuss his grievance with the PBA Board of Governors where his team is ably represented by a Governor, who is now the Vice Chairman of the Board. There he can formalize his grievance and submit proof to substantiate his claims. No story telling nor hearsay. Making unfounded statements will only be detrimental to the league,” dagdag pa ni Vargas
“Moreover, as far as my term as Chairman is concerned, none of the insinuations made by WSU were ever raised in the PBA Board. We have already hurdled a challenge that divided us in the recent past. We now have a Commissioner, who is grounded with his work. Baseless statements will not help us move forward.”
“I encourage WSU to attend the PBA Board meetings so that he will know first hand what is going on. I also encourage the Ethics Committee to determine if the statements of WSU are indeed detrimental to the PBA, and to take disciplinary action as may be provided in our rules,” paliwanag pa ni Vargas.