Navy girls sink Gilas-B
‘We are working immediately toward hiring our next head coach. We thank Coach Griffin for his hard work and contributions to the team.’
Philippine Navy-Go-For-Gold dealt Gilas B a 14-10 beating to make the win column of the Philippine Basketball Association Women’s 3x3 Invitational on Tuesday at the Ayala Malls Circuit Makati.
Former University Athletics Association of the Philippines Finals Most Valuable Player Trixie Antiquera led Navy with six points including the deuce that clinched the win for the debuting team.
Navy joined Uratex Dream (2-0) as the only two teams that have a perfect record in the revived tournament which formally kicked off on Monday.
Veteran Andrea Tongco, a former Gilas Pilipinas stalwart, added four points and teamed up with Afril Bernadino as Navy went on a closing 5-0 run to take the fight out of Gilas-B.
Jhazmin Joson finished with five points to pace Gilas-B, which fell to an even 1-1 record in a tie with Angelis Resort.
Gilas-A is the only winless team in the tournament so far at 0-2 after back-to-back losses on opening day against Gilas-B and Angelis Resort.
Action will resume next week when games will be played at the Ayala Malls Market! Market!
Griffin’s last game in charge was Monday’s 122-113 victory over the Detroit Pistons.
The Bucks said assistant Bucks coach Joe Prunty would be promoted to take over from Griffin in the interim until a permanent successor is appointed.
Meanwhile, Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson has been given a 25-game suspension after testing positive for banned drugs, the NBA said.
An NBA statement said Thompson had been suspended without pay after traces of the growth hormone ibutamoren and bodybuilding supplement SARM LGD-4033 were found in his system.
Thompson will start his suspension on Wednesday when Cleveland face the Milwaukee Bucks on the road.
Thompson, 32, is in his second spell at Cleveland after rejoining the team from the Los Angeles Lakers last year.
Thompson spent nine seasons in Cleveland from 2011-2020, helping the team win an NBA championship in the 2015-2016 season.
Stints with Boston, Sacramento, Indiana, Chicago and Los Angeles followed before he rejoined the Cavaliers last September in a one-year deal.