On Friday night, after TNT's loss to Barangay Ginebra in Game Three of the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup Finals at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum, POY Erram was seen approaching the technical committee. However, his action had nothing to do with the match itself.
Erram explained that he went to the table officials to inform them that he was on the receiving end of a heckle from a fan that was too personal, saying he took exception to it since it has something to do with his family. Erram called the league's attention to it so it can take action. Erram hopes the league will take action for the safety of the players.
Erram held back tears as he expounded on the incident. His mother suffered a stroke recently. He hoped that the league would protect the players and prevent fans from making negative and below-the-belt comments. The TNT big man had been criticized by Ginebra fans online and even in the venue ever since he was disqualified in Game One after back-to-back fouls he got for defending Christian Standhardinger.
He was also slapped with a technical foul early in Game Two for a second motion against Standhardinger. Despite this, Erram had a solid showing in Game Three where he had 14 points, nine rebounds, and three blocks for TNT.
Erram said he doesn’t mind being heckled by fans, so long as they don't drag his family into it. "Kami, okay lang ako bastusin ako, ‘wag lang magulang ko, anak ko, asawa ko. Kasi magkakamatayan tayo. Sorry sa words pero ‘yun talaga," said Erram. After the incident, a video surfaced online that appeared to confirm Poy Erram’s statements after Game Four that he was heckled and took offense to what was said by the fan.
The video showed a part of the action of Game Three, with a fan clearly saying something about Erram’s mother. In the video, Erram appeared to have heard what was said as he glanced at the general direction of the fan.
The PBA will not summon TNT big man Poy Erram for approaching the technical committee shortly after Game 3 of the Governors’ Cup finals Friday night. League deputy commissioner Eric Castro said the 33-year-old Erram won’t be required to appear before the Commissioner’s Office, although he’s planning to briefly meet with the veteran center just before Game 4 of the finals on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. “I will try to talk to him on Sunday before the game,” said Castro. “I heard he had issues with some fans.”
In summary, POY Erram approached the technical committee after Game 3 of the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup Finals to inform them of a personal heckle from a fan that was too personal, saying he took exception to it since it has something to do with his family. Erram called the league's attention to it so it can take action. Erram hopes the league will take action for the safety of the players.
The TNT big man had been criticized by Ginebra fans online and even in the venue ever since he was disqualified in Game One after back-to-back fouls he got for defending Christian Standhardinger. Despite this, Erram had a solid showing in Game Three. The PBA will not summon Erram for approaching the technical committee but plans to meet with him just before Game 4 of the finals on Sunday. A video has surfaced online that appeared to confirm Poy Erram’s statements after Game Four that he was heckled and took offense to what was said by the fan.
There is a limitation to everything. And those Ginebra fans crossed those limitations in game 3.
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