Ateneo team manager speaks up on Mark Leviste incident

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/sports/12/04/markleviste-120416.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Former Batangas Vice-Mayor Mark Leviste points a finger after being escorted back to his seat at the Mall of Asia Arena during Game 1 of the UAAP Season 79 Finals. <em>Photo by Bon Servinda of LiveScoresPH via TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News</em></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA, Philippines – Ateneo de Manila University team manager Epok Quimpo believes that any fan who approaches a team&#x27;s bench with aggression should be escorted out of the playing venue.</p><p>Quimpo made the statement, after Saturday&#x27;s incident involving De La Salle University alumnus and former Batangas vice governor Mark Leviste in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 79 Finals.</p><p>Leviste claimed that he was provoked by a member of the Ateneo coaching staff and answered the call by approaching the Blue Eagles&#x27; bench during the third quarter of Game 1, which was later won by La Salle, 67-65.</p><ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read">	<li><strong>READ: </strong> <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2016/12/03/emotions-flare-dlsu-ateneo-series-opener-18814">Emotions flare up in DLSU-Ateneo series opener</a></li></ul><p>Leviste was escorted by the Mall of Asia Arena bouncers back to his seat in the patron section, but remained unrepentant about his actions. </p><p>On Twitter, Leviste said: &quot;I won&#x27;t brag about my action, but I won&#x27;t shy away in showing my Lasallian pride.&quot;</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thanks! I won&#x27;t brag about my action/s, but I won&#x27;t shy away in showing my Lasallian pride.💚 <a href="https://t.co/IZzM1ck6Fi">https://t.co/IZzM1ck6Fi</a></p>— Leviste•Mark Leviste (@markleviste) <a href="https://twitter.com/markleviste/status/805040441292779521">December 3, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Leviste also said: &quot;Kung ang Atenista &#x27;win or lose it&#x27;s the school we choose,&#x27; ako &#x27;tama o mali, walang iwanan.&quot;</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Kung ang Atenista &quot;win or lose it&#x27;s the school we choose&quot; ako &quot;tama o mali walang iwanan&quot;. <a href="https://t.co/hLBXtfpMKS">https://t.co/hLBXtfpMKS</a></p>— Leviste•Mark Leviste (@markleviste) <a href="https://twitter.com/markleviste/status/805089196511592448">December 3, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Quimpo, the team manager of the Blue Eagles, lamented the incident. In a statement released Sunday, he said: &quot;I think any fan who approaches the bench with aggression should be escorted out by the guards – whether it&#x27;s from the green or blue side.&quot;</p><p>&quot;If this will not be addressed by the officials, there&#x27;s a big chance that this will happen again,&quot; Quimpo warned.</p><p>Quimpo, himself a former Blue Eagle who was part of Ateneo&#x27;s championship team in 2002, hopes that the two teams will live up to the best versions of themselves for the rest of the Finals series.</p><p>&quot;This is Ateneo-La Salle,&quot; he said. &quot;Let the teams play their best, let the tradition continue – where sportsmanship, class, and respect is shared by the schools.&quot;</p><p>Game 2 of the best-of-three series is on Wednesday at the Araneta Coliseum.</p><p>(For more sports coverage, visit the <strong><a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a></strong>)</p>

<p>Ateneo de Manila University team manager Epok Quimpo believes that any fan who approaches a team's bench with aggression should be escorted out of the playing venue.</p>

Ateneo de Manila University team manager Epok Quimpo believes that any fan who approaches a team's bench with aggression should be escorted out of the playing venue.

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Ateneo team manager speaks up on Mark Leviste incident

Ateneo team manager speaks up on Mark Leviste incident

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Dec 04, 2016 02:50 PM PHT

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