Former NBA player Renaldo Balkman has been banned from the professional basketball league in the Philippines for grabbing a teammate around the neck during a game. The former New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets player also has been fined 6,100 (250,000 Philippine pesos) over the incident, Philippine Basketball Association commissioner Chito Salud said in a statement on Monday. It was not immediately clear if Balkman's ban is permanent. Balkman, who was playing for the Petron Blaze Boosters against the Philippines-based Alaska Aces, assaulted Arwind Santos while his teammate tried to stop him from venting his frustration at a referee's decision. Read more http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9043152/renaldo-balkman-banned-league-philippines-choking-teammate
