University of the East forward Vlair Christopher Lingolingo has been slapped with a three-game suspension following an unsportsmanlike foul committed during the Red Warriors’ UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball game against De La Salle University on Wednesday, October 15.
The UAAP announced that Lingolingo’s suspension will take effect starting Sunday, October 19, when UE faces Far Eastern University at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The sanction will also cover the Warriors’ first two games of the second round.
The infraction stemmed from a play at the 4:21 mark of the fourth quarter, when Lingolingo dove for the ball after referees had already called a jump ball, resulting in him landing on the right knee of La Salle guard Kean Baclaan. The incident was deemed an unsportsmanlike foul (Criteria 2) upon review.
League officials determined that the play involved “excessive and forceful contact” as Lingolingo attempted to gain possession, meriting the three-game ban.
UE, currently trying to stay in Final Four contention, may file a motion for reconsideration of the suspension.
