Former Denver Nuggets power forward Bol Bol just had a rude awakening to what basketball can be like in Asia.
Bol, who starred for the Oregon Ducks during his college basketball career, is currently serving as an import in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) for the TNT Tropang 5G. He made his PBA debut on Thursday against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and put up big numbers, which was to be expected.
At 7-foot-3, Bol is at least a foot taller than most players in the PBA, so taking and blocking shots were a cakewalk for him.
His height also allowed him to have a great vantage point when a brawl erupted in the fourth quarter of the contest between one of his teammates, Glenn Khobuntin, and Rain or Shine import, Jaylen Johnson.
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Bol Bol saw a brawl erupt in his first PBA game 😳 pic.twitter.com/nDPTmOeSXE
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Khobuntin and Johnson were fighting for position in the paint before suddenly morphing into UFC title contenders.
But while others rushed to the scene, Bol seemed to want no part of it. His initial reaction after seeing the melee develop was to turn around and wave his hand.
It was a business decision by Bol, who likely felt there were enough people to calm things down and that he didn’t need to risk getting ejected by joining the fracas.
Khobuntin and Johnson were both ejected from the game, while Bol finished the contest with 38 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks, albeit in a 112-109 TNT loss.
