And while we played China in “Basketball” on Sunday.... Australia... well they... 🤨
Posted by Marc Peard Sports on Monday, July 2, 2018
The game was halted as officials reviewed the situation and pondered over the possibility of pulling the match.
"(We) want to appeal to everybody to please settle down," the game's announcer said. "We didn't want (that to happen). We will wait for referee's decision, but please I would like us to respect the game."
Officials eventually ejected 13 players from the game, including Aussies Nathan Sobey, Chris Goulding, Maker and Kickert.
The game was incredibly allowed to carry on despite the Philippines having only three players available for the remainder of the quarter.
The match was eventually forfeited by the home side at the close of the third.
Commentator Shane Heal said the decision to allow the game to carry on was "laughable" after the farcical situation died down.
Social media exploded at the scenes, with some fans claiming the brawl trumped LeBron James' stunning A$208m transfer to the LA Lakers as the biggest basketball news of the day.
Basketball Australia CEO Anthony Moore released a statement after the damaging incident unfolded.
