Buford/Soares Sanctions Announced

The Hungry Jack’s National Basketball League advises an independent Game Review Panel (GRP) has completed its assessment of Friday night's Cairns Taipans v Sydney Kings Playoff game, and has handed down the following sanctions:

Kings' player Tim Soares was charged with striking.
The incident has been assessed as a one-game suspension, reduced to a $1000 fine with an early guilty plea.

The panel deemed the incident as intentional, high contact and low impact.

Soares has accepted an early guilty plea and is available to play in tomorrow’s Game 3 against the Taipans.

Kings' coach Chase Buford was charged with two counts of unsportsmanlike behaviour.
Buford was charged for disparaging remarks about an official. That incident has been assessed as a $1000 fine, reduced to $750 with an early guilty plea.

Buford was charged for his conduct that led to his ejection. That incident has been assessed as a $1500 fine, reduced to $1125 with an early guilty plea.

Buford has accepted both early guilty pleas and is available to coach tomorrow.