The second night of the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) Senior Men’s Outdoor Championship at the Burnham Court, Parade Ground ended abruptly, as Ravens and Kobras walked off the playing area before the conclusion of their respective matches, and refused to resume the fixtures, citing refereeing issues.
The first match of the evening between Ravens and Colts ended in the fourth quarter with 7:59 remaining on the clock and the score 35-33 in favour of the latter.
Ravens coach Marlon Rodriguez was ejected from the contest due to his overall conduct which included using abusive and foul language to the officials. He received two technical fouls which is an automatic expulsion from the game.
However, he still remained on the bench and continued his unsportsmanlike behaviour. Another two technical fouls were issued to the captain who automatically became the coach due to Rodriguez aforesaid dismissal. The team then walked off the playing area and refused to resume the encounter.
The contest was eventually awarded to Colts. At the time of the stoppage, Shelroy Thomas recorded 23 points for Colts with O’Quacey Short the next-best scorer with four points. For Ravens, Dominic Vincente tallied 17 points while Terrence Daniels was the next-best scorer with seven points.
A similar fate befell the second encounter between Victory Valley Royals of Linden and Kobras. The score was 32-22 with 55 seconds remaining in the second quarter in favour of the Linden unit at the time of the walk off by Kobras, who exited the playing over in protest of perceived poor officiating.
Prior to the abrupt conclusion, Harold Adams recorded 10 points for Royals, while Orlan Glasgow, Yannick Tappin and Joel Webster scored eight, seven, and five points respectively. For Kobras, Jermaine Slater scored nine points, while Drexel Aaron netted eight points.
